Note:
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Solve for x in the following equation.
Example 5:
Note that the domain of is the set of real numbers greater than zero and not equal to 1 because of the base restrictions on logarithmic functions.
Check the solution
by
substituting
in the original equation for x. If the
left side of the equation equals the right side of the equation after the
substitution, you have found the correct answer.
Since the left side of the original equation is equal to the right side of the original equation after we substitute the value 1.19623119885 for x, then is a solution.
You can also check your answer by graphing
(formed by subtracting the right side of the original
equation from the left side). Look to see where the graph crosses the
x-axis; that will be the real solution. Note that the graph crosses the
x-axis at
1.19623119885. This means that
1.19623119885 is the real
solution.
If you have trouble graphing
convert it to the equivalent equation
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