Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.5 Properties of Logarithms - 5.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 306: 93

Answer

$y=3+Ce^{-4x}$.

Work Step by Step

We know that if $e^x=y$, then $\ln {y}=x$, hence because $-4x=\ln{(e^{-4x})}$, $\ln{(y-3)}=\ln{(e^{-4x})}+\ln{(C)}$. We know that $\log_a {x}+\log_a {y}=\log_a {(x\cdot y)}$, hence $\ln{(y-3)}=\ln{(e^{-4x})}+\ln{(C)}=\ln{(Ce^{-4x})}.$ The base is same on the 2 sides on the equation (and it is not $1$), hence they will be equal if the exponents are equal. ($\log_a{M}=\log_a{N} \longrightarrow M=N$.) Hence $y-3=Ce^{-4x}$, thus $y=3+Ce^{-4x}$.
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