Exponentials
Exponentials
Method 1
Example 2
Solve
![Method1Ex2-5 Method1Ex2-5](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-5.png)
![Method1Ex2-1 Method1Ex2-1](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-1.png)
Step 1. Rewrite each side with a common base.
![Method1Ex2-2 Method1Ex2-2](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-2.png)
Step 2. Use the Power of a Power Property.
![Method1Ex2-3 Method1Ex2-3](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-3.png)
Step 3. Because the bases are the same, equate the exponents.
![Method1Ex2-4 Method1Ex2-4](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-4.png)
Step 4. Solve for x.
![Method1Ex2-5 Method1Ex2-5](https://claregladwinresd.glk12.org/pluginfile.php/953/mod_book/chapter/337/Exponential_and_Logarithmic_Functions/Images/Method1Ex2-5.png)