Well,
The distance from the earth to the moon, FYI, is over 200,000 miles. That is a LONG distance. We are trying to find a reasonable unit of measurement.
What do we mean by "reasonable?" We mean that that unit should be able to express the distance as a number that is not huge or tiny. In other words, we want it to be as close as possible to 1.
mm, or millimeters, is a tiny unit. It is not reasonable.
cm, or centimeters, is also a tiny unit. It also is not reasonable.
m, or meters, is also a relatively small unit. It also is not reasonable.
km, or kilometers, is the largest of the four. In km, the distance from the earth to the moon is about 363,000 km. That's not too bad.
However, if these weren't the only options, I would choose Mm, or megameters, which would put the distance at 363 Mm.
The correct option is D.
Once you remember the definition of a log, the answer to this question will literally fall out of your pencil.
First, ' Ln ' means 'natural log' ... logs to the base of ' e '.
Definition of the natural log of a number:
In order to get the number, what power do I have to raise ' e ' to ?
OK. What power do you have to raise ' e ' to in order to get 1/e² ?
Isn't 1/e² the same thing as e⁻² ?
So, in order to get 1/e² , you have to raise ' e ' to the -2 power .
In math-speak: Ln(1/e²) = <em><u>-2</u></em> .
Answer:
x = 14
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to solve for x, right?
(x-5)^(1/2)+5=2
You have it right so far.
(x - 5)^(1/2) = -3
(x - 5) = (-3)^2
x - 5 = 9
x = 9 + 5 = 14
