Introduction Exponential Equations

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Exponential Equations
Introduction

Explanation

Objectives

Matching Bases

Non-Matching Bases & Logarithms

Examples

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

So far in this course, when working with equations, our exponents have been specific numbers, and the variable has occured "on the ground floor" of the equation.

For example, we've learned how to solve

linear equations:

rational equations:

quadratic equations:

radical equations:

polynomial equations:

In this section we will address the question:

How do we solve equations when
the variable occurs in an exponent?

For example, consider the equations:

We call such equations "exponential equations."