Answer
$x = 243$
Work Step by Step
$\log_3 x = 5$
$x = 3^{5}$
$x = 243$
Check:
$\log_3 243 \overset{?}{=} 5$
$\log_3 3^{5} \overset{?}{=} 5$
$5\log_3 3\overset{?}{=} 5$
$5(1) \overset{?}{=} 5$
$5 = 5$
Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application
by Clark, Mark; Anfinson, Cynthia
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-53449-636-4
Chapter 6 - Logarithmic Functions - 6.6 Solving Logarithmic Equations - 6.6 Exercises - Page 534: 2
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