We'll re-write the left term of the
equation:
log15 [1/(3^x + x - 5)] = log15 [(3^x + x -
5)^-1]
We'll apply the power rule of
logarithms:
log15 [(3^x + x - 5)^-1] = -log15 (3^x + x -
5)
We'll remove the brackets from the right
side:
x*(log15 5 - 1) = xlog15 5 -
x
x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - x*log15
15
x*(log15 5 - 1) = log15 (5^x) - log15
15^x
Since the bases are matching, we'll apply the quotient
rule:
log15 (5^x) - log15 15^x = log15
(5^x/15^x)
log15 (5^x/15^x) = log15
(5^x/5^x*3^x)
We'll simplify and we'll
get;
log15 (5^x/5^x*3^x) = log15
(1/3^x)
log15 (1/3^x) =-log15
3^x
We'll re-write the
equation:
-log15 (3^x + x - 5) = -log15
3^x
We'll add log15 3^x:
log15
3^x -log15 (3^x + x - 5) = 0
Since the bases are matching,
we'll apply the quotient rule:
log15[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
0
[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
15^0
[3^x/(3^x + x - 5)] =
1
3^x = 3^x + x - 5
We'll
eliminate like terms:
0 = x -
5
x = 5
The
solution of the equation is x = 5.
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