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College Algebra & Trigonometry, 2018a

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170 CHAPTER 3. EXPONENTS AND LOGARITHMS<br />

We could also have solved this equation by approximating the logarithms in the<br />

beginning.<br />

4 3x =9 2x−1<br />

log 4 3x =log9 2x−1<br />

3x ∗ log4=(2x − 1) log 9<br />

3x(0.60206) ≈ (2x − 1)0.95424<br />

1.80618x ≈ 1.9085x − 0.95424<br />

0.95424 ≈ 0.10232x<br />

9.326 ≈ x<br />

This answer is less accurate than the other approximation (9.326036 vs. 9.327424).<br />

The accuracy of an answer depends upon the original approximations for the<br />

logarithms.

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