How do you solve $e^(x+6) = 4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-17T17:27:37

Take the natural logarithm of both sides, then subtract $6$ from both sides to find:

$x = log_e(4)-6 ~= -4.6137$

Taking $log_e$ of both sides we get:

$log_e(4) = log_e(e^(x+6)) = x + 6$

Subtract $6$ from both ends to get:

$x = log_e(4) - 6 ~= 1.3863 - 6 = -4.6137$

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