Example 2. Your Turn, p. 400 Solve. Round answers to two decimal places. a) $2^x = 2500$ b) $5^{x-3} = 1700$ c) $6^{3x+1} = 8^{x+3}$
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The general strategy is to take the logarithm of both sides of the equation to bring the exponent down. We can use either the natural logarithm (ln) or the common logarithm (log base 10). **Part a) $2^x = 2500$** Show more…
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