To do this, we can divide both sides of the equation by 10,000:
$\frac{35,000}{10,000} = (1.04)^{2x}$
Now we have:
$3.5 = (1.04)^{2x}$
To solve for x, we can take the natural logarithm (ln) of both sides:
$\ln(3.5) = \ln((1.04)^{2x})$
Using the logarithm
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