Saturday, August 2, 2014

What is the real solution of equation 5^(t+1)=4*5^t+1

We'll apply substitution technique to solve the given
exponential equation.


5^t =
y


The next step would be to express 5^(t+1)=(5^t)*5, based
on the property of multiplying 2 exponential functions, having matching bases. The
result of multiplication will be the base raised to the sum of exponents of each
exponential function.


The equation will
become:


5*5^t -4*5^t-1 = 0


But
5^t=y:


5y - 4y - 1 = 0


We'll
combine like terms:


y - 1 =
0


We'll add 1 both sides:


y =
1


But 5^t = y=1


We could write
1=5^0


5^t=5^0


The
real solution of the given equation is t=0.

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