Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points) (07.04) Ashley solved the exponential equation 3x+1 = 15 and her work is shown below.

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Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points) (07.04) Ashley solved the exponential equation 3x+1 = 15 and her work is shown below.

What is the first step she did incorrectly? Step 1: log 3x+1 = log15 Step 2: (x + 1)log 3 = log15 Step 3: x + 1 = log 15 over log 3 Step 4: x+1 = 2.708050 over 1.098612 Step 5: x + 1 = 1.418858 Step 6: x = 0.418858 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

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Sholpan [36] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-04T18:33:30+03:00

Sholpan [36]3 years ago

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The Answer is: Ashley went wrong in Step 4

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Mademuasel [1] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-04T16:16:07+03:00

Mademuasel [1]3 years ago

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She was not supposed to "undistribute" and separate 3x+1 she was supposed to subtract 1 from both sides