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Find the value of x in the equation. 16^(x-4) = 9^(-9x) express in base-10 log form. Walkthrough please?
 Jun 4, 2012
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16 (x-4) = 9 (-9x)
log 10 16 (x-4) = log 109 (-9x)
(x-4) log 10 16=-9x log 10 9
x(log 10 16 + 9 log 10 9)=4 log 10 16
xlog 10 (16*9 9)=4 log 10 16
x=4 log 10 16/log 10 (16*9 9)
 Jun 6, 2012

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