Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter 4 Test Prep - Review Exercises - Page 492: 38

Answer

$\approx 2.269$

Work Step by Step

$2^{x+3}=5^{x}\Rightarrow 8\times 2^{x}=5^{x}\Rightarrow \left( \dfrac {5}{2}\right) ^{x}=8\Rightarrow x=\log _{\frac {5}{2}}8\approx 2.269$
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