How do you solve 9x1=52x?

1 Answer
Mar 2, 2018

x=2.150

Explanation:

Start by taking the logarithm of both sides, in order to bring the exponents down.

log10(9x1)=log10(52x)

One of the log rules is this:

loga(xn)=nloga(x)

So:

(x1)log10(9)=2xlog10(5)

Evaluate the logarithm and simplify:

(x1)(0.9542)=2x(0.6990)

0.9542x0.9542=1.398x

0.9542=0.4438x

x=2.150