2
= 4

= 2
divided both sides by 2
ln (
) = ln (2
) applied "ln" to both sides
ln (
) = ln 2 + ln tex] e^{5x} [/tex] ) applied the log product rule
3x = ln 2 + 5x applied "ln e = 1"
-2x = ln 2 subtracted 5x from both sides
x =
divided both sides by "-2"