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Friday, February 5, 2016

3.4 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Introduction
There are two basic strategies you can use to solve these equations.

One-to-One Properties

 if and only if x=y
 if and only if x=y

Inverse properties



Examples of Exponential Equations:

Can be we written as:

By the one-to-one property, x=5


x=ln 7 by the Inverse property

Solving an Exponential Equation in Quadratic Form

   or   
          
          
                     x  =  0

Solving Logarithmic Equations

ln x = 2
Exponentiate each side

Final Answer Without a Calculator

Solving a Logarithmic Equation

Isolate the log (divide both sides by 2)
Exponentiate both side (by base 5)
Use the inverse property


Change-of-Base Formula