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Show your work below in solving the equation

3^x-7=4
give the exact answer do not approximate

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So first isolate the x by adding 7 to both sides to get 3^x = 11
Now, since there’s no common base, change the equation to a logarithmic equation.
log3 11 = x (the 3 is a subscript)
Now we can do log 11 / log 3 to get x. Hopefully that works for the exact answer.
User Erdi Aker
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Answer:

x= 2.18265833

Explanation:

is this for solve for x, because i got decimal if it was solve for x

3^x=4+7

3^x=11

In (3^x)=In (11)

xIn(3)=In (11)

x= In (11)/ In (3) Divide

X= 2.18265833

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