The Disney trip was 5 years ago. Now, Erin is 16 and her sister is 8.
1/3 ln(<em>x</em>) + ln(2) - ln(3) = 3
Recall that
, so
ln(<em>x</em> ¹ʹ³) + ln(2) - ln(3) = 3
Condense the left side by using sum and difference properties of logarithms:


Then
ln(2/3 <em>x</em> ¹ʹ³) = 3
Take the exponential of both sides; that is, write both sides as powers of the constant <em>e</em>. (I'm using exp(<em>x</em>) = <em>e</em> ˣ so I can write it all in one line.)
exp(ln(2/3 <em>x</em> ¹ʹ³)) = exp(3)
Now exp(ln(<em>x</em>)) = <em>x </em>for all <em>x</em>, so this simplifies to
2/3 <em>x</em> ¹ʹ³ = exp(3)
Now solve for <em>x</em>. Multiply both sides by 3/2 :
3/2 × 2/3 <em>x</em> ¹ʹ³ = 3/2 exp(3)
<em>x</em> ¹ʹ³ = 3/2 exp(3)
Raise both sides to the power of 3:
(<em>x</em> ¹ʹ³)³ = (3/2 exp(3))³
<em>x</em> = 3³/2³ exp(3×3)
<em>x</em> = 27/8 exp(9)
which is the same as
<em>x</em> = 27/8 <em>e</em> ⁹
Step-by-step explanation:
let age of samantha be 3x and age of jason be x.(since samantha is three times as old as jason)
Now,
3x+x=56 (sum of their ages is 56)
or 4x=56
or x=56/4
or x=14
therefore age of samantha=3x=3×14=42
age of jason = x = 14
The -4 represents a horizontal translation of 4 units to the right
The final solution is all the values that make <span><span><span><span><span>(<span>x+4</span>)</span><span>(<span>x<span>−4</span></span>)</span></span><span>(<span><span>x2</span>+4</span>)</span></span>=0</span><span><span><span><span>x+4</span><span>x<span>-4</span></span></span><span><span>x2</span>+4</span></span>=0</span></span> true.<span>x=<span>−4</span>,4,<span>2i</span>,<span><span>−2</span><span>i</span></span></span>