How do you solve -2e^(7v+5)-10=-17?

1 Answer
May 14, 2018

Solution : v ~~ -0.535

Explanation:

-2 e^(7 v+5) -10 = -17 or

-2 e^(7 v+5) = 10-17 or

e^(7 v+5) = 7/2 Taking natural log on both sides we get,

(7 v+5) ln e = (ln 7 - ln 2) ; [ln e =1]

:. (7 v+5) ~~ 1.253 ;

:. 7 v ~~ 1.253-5 or 7 v ~~ -3.75 ;

:. v ~~ -3.75/7 ~~ -0.535 (3dp)

Solution : v ~~ -0.535 [Ans]