Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 296: 109

Answer

$x=5ln{\frac{7}{5}}$.

Work Step by Step

We know that by definition if $y=a^x$, then $log_a {y}=x$ , also $log_e {x}=ln {x}$, hence if $y=e^x$, then $ln{e^x}=log_e {e^x}=x$ and vice versa and that $ln{\frac{1}{x}}=-ln{x}$. Hence if $5e^{0.2x}=8$, then $e^{0.2x}=\frac{7}{5}$. Thus by taking the natural logarithm of both sides we get $0.2x=ln{\frac{7}{5}}$, hence $x=5ln{\frac{7}{5}}$.
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