Wednesday, November 25, 2009

This is my test question:
Solve for x: ln6+ln(x−2)=−2
(Express your answer correct to 3 decimal places.)

Here is the method I used to get the answer:

ln[6(x-6)]=-2
ln(6x-12)=-2
(e^-2)=6x-12
6x=(e^-2)+12
x=(e^-2)+12/6
x=2.022 556
x=2.023

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