Help Me, please
Exercise: Solve the exponential equation, rounding decimal answers to the thousands place.
4x-2=2x
x=
4x-2 = 2x
The idea here is to make the bases equal and then solve for the exponents
(22)x-2 = 2x
(2)[2(x-2)] = 2x
(2)2x - 4 = 2x
The bases are the same....solve for the exponents
2x - 4 = x add 4 to both sides.....subtract x from both sides
x = 4