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Angie is working on solving the exponential equation 23^x = 6; however, she is not quite sure where to start. Using complete sentences, describe to Angie how to solve this equation.Hint: Use the change of base formula: log base b of y equals log y over log b.

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x= 0.5714

Step-by-step explanation


23^x=6

Step1


\begin{gathered} 23^x=6 \\ \operatorname{mean}s \\ x=\log _(23)6 \\ as \\ \log _ba=(\log _a)/(\log _b) \end{gathered}

therefore, replace


\begin{gathered} x=\frac{\log 6}{\log \text{ 23}} \\ x=(0.778151)/(1.361728) \\ x=0.5714 \end{gathered}

so, the answeris

x= 0.5714

I hope this helps you

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