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Section 4.4

Quiz on Tuesday

Exam 3 (Chapter 4)

Fri 11/1

Solving Exponential Equations

6322 xx 644 92x 52328 xx

Solving Logarithmic Equations

07log15log xx

But these “one-to-one” equivalent

properties won’t always work….

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We will need to apply the “inverse” properties of logs and exponentials

Method #1

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Method #2

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Solving Exponential Equations

Solving Exponential Equations

42)2(3 x234 2xe

Solving Exponential Equations213 34 xx

4318 2x

Solving Logarithmic Equations

We can think of the inverse of logs as “exponentiating” both sides

Solving Logarithmic Equations

34log2 x2log x

Solving Logarithmic Equations

43log2 5 x 1.23ln x

Solving Logarithmic Equations

2ln112ln xx

Solving Logarithmic Equations

26log6log xx

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