T twinmom New member Joined Oct 19, 2006 Messages 12 Oct 27, 2006 #1 I'm having a hard time with logarithms! Any help on the following problem would be appreciated: Solve for x: ln(7 - x - x^2) = 0 Thank you!
I'm having a hard time with logarithms! Any help on the following problem would be appreciated: Solve for x: ln(7 - x - x^2) = 0 Thank you!
G galactus Super Moderator Staff member Joined Sep 28, 2005 Messages 7,203 Oct 27, 2006 #2 Take e to both sides and solve the resulting quadratic.
W wjm11 Senior Member Joined Nov 13, 2004 Messages 1,417 Oct 27, 2006 #3 Solve for x: ln(7-x-x^2)=0 Click to expand... As Galactus said: First convert from log form to exponential form: e^0 = 7-x-x^2 (Note: e^0 = 1) Can you solve from here?
Solve for x: ln(7-x-x^2)=0 Click to expand... As Galactus said: First convert from log form to exponential form: e^0 = 7-x-x^2 (Note: e^0 = 1) Can you solve from here?
