Question

What is the exact solution for 75(1/5)^(x/5)=3

Answer 1

Answer:

$\large \boxed{x = 10}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\begin{array}{rcll}75\left (\dfrac{1}{5}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = & 3& \\\\\left (\dfrac{1}{5}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = & \dfrac{3}{75}&\text{Divided each side by 75} \\\\\left (\dfrac{1}{5}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = & \dfrac{1}{25}&\text{Simplified} \\\\\left (\dfrac{1}{5}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = &25^{-1}&\text{Applied exponent rule} \\\\\left (\dfrac{1}{5}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = &\left (5^{2} \right )^{-1}&\text{Converted 25 to base 5} \\\\\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{rcll}\left (5^{-1}\right )^{\dfrac{x}{5}} & = &\left (5^{2} \right )^{-1}&\text{Applied exponent rule} \\\\5^{-\dfrac{x}{5}} & = &5^{-2}&\text{Multiplied exponents} \\\\-\dfrac{x}{5} & = &-2 & \text{Equated exponents}\\\\x & = & \mathbf{10} & \text{Multiplied each side by -2}\\\end{array}\\\text{The exact solution is \large \boxed{\mathbf{x = 10}} }$