Find the measure of n in the following figure.

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PtichkaEL [24]

Take the logarithm of both sides. The base of the logarithm doesn't matter.

$4^{5x} = 3^{x-2}$

$\implies \log 4^{5x} = \log 3^{x-2}$

Drop the exponents:

$\implies 5x \log 4 = (x-2) \log 3$

Expand the right side:

$\implies 5x \log 4 = x \log 3 - 2 \log 3$

Move the terms containing x to the left side and factor out x :

$\implies 5x \log 4 - x \log 3 = - 2 \log 3$

$\implies x (5 \log 4 - \log 3) = - 2 \log 3$

Solve for x by dividing boths ides by 5 log(4) - log(3) :

$\implies \boxed{x = -\dfrac{ 2 \log 3 }{ 5 \log 4 - \log 3 }}$

You can stop there, or continue simplifying the solution by using properties of logarithms:

$\implies x = -\dfrac{ \log 3^2 }{ \log 4^5 - \log 3 }$

$\implies x = -\dfrac{ \log 9 }{ \log 1024 - \log 3 }$

$\implies \boxed{x = -\dfrac{ \log 9 }{ \log \frac{1024}3 }}$

You can condense the solution further using the change-of-base identity,

$\implies \boxed{x = -\log_{\frac{1024}3}9}$

5 0

2 years ago

What are the explicit equation and domain for an arithmetic sequence with a first term of 5 and a second term of 2? (5 points)

tiny-mole [99]

The third choice is appropriate.
an = 5 - 3(n - 1); all integers n ≥ 1

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This equation follows the form for the general term of an arithmetic sequence.
an = a1 + d(n - 1)
where a1 is the first term (corresponding to n=1), and d is the common difference. From the problem statement, a1 = 5 and d = 2 - 5 = -3.

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2 years ago

2^5×8^4/16=2^5×(2^a)4/2^4=2^5×2^b/2^4=2^c A= B= C= Please I'm gonna fail math

aleksley [76]

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Answer:

a = 3, b = 12, c = 13

Step-by-step explanation:

The applicable rules of exponents are ...

(a^b)(a^c) = a^(b+c)

(a^b)/(a^c) = a^(b-c)

(a^b)^c = a^(bc)

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You seem to have ...

$\dfrac{2^5\times8^4}{16}=\dfrac{2^5\times(2^3)^4}{2^4}\qquad (a=3)\\\\=\dfrac{2^5\times2^{3\cdot4}}{2^4}=\dfrac{2^5\times2^{12}}{2^4}\qquad (b=12)\\\\=2^{5+12-4}=2^{13}\qquad(c=13)$

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Additional comment

I find it easy to remember the rules of exponents by remembering that an exponent signifies repeated multiplication. It tells you how many times the base is a factor in the product.

$2\cdot2\cdot2 = 2^3\qquad\text{2 is a factor 3 times}$