MH101 - 04001

Mathematics for Scientists

ACTIVITY

Exponential Equations

Directions: Solve each equation using a common base.

3𝑥−7 5−𝑥 𝑤+4 4𝑤+6 2𝑤+1
1. 9 =9 2. 2 ⋅2 =2
3𝑥 − 7 = 5 − 𝑥 (𝑤 + 4) + (4𝑤 + 6) = 2𝑤 + 1
3𝑥 + 𝑥 = 5 + 7 𝑤 + 4𝑤 − 2𝑤 = 1 − 4 − 6
4𝑥 = 12 3𝑤 =− 9
4𝑥 12 3𝑤 −9
4
= 4 3
= 3
𝑥=3 𝑤 =− 3

6𝑦+4 1 2𝑐+3
3. 8 = 64 4. 5
= 5
6𝑦+4 2 −1 2𝑐+3
8 =8 5 =5
6𝑦 + 4 = 2 − 1 = 2𝑐 + 3
6𝑦 = 2 − 4 − 1 − 3 = 2𝑐
6𝑦 =− 2 − 4 = 2𝑐
6𝑦 −2
6
= 6
−4
=
2𝑐
2 2
1
𝑦 =− 3 − 2= 𝑐

1 4𝑚−1 2𝑟−11
5. 27
=3 6. 216 = 6
−1 4𝑚−1 3 2𝑟−11
27 =3 6 =6
3(−1) 4𝑚−1 3 = 2𝑟 − 11
3 =3
3 + 11 = 2𝑟
3(− 1) = 4𝑚 − 1
14 = 2𝑟
− 3 = 4𝑚 − 1 14 2𝑟
− 3 + 1 = 4𝑚 2
= 2
− 2 = 4𝑚 7=𝑟
−2 4𝑚
4
= 4
1
− 2
= 𝑚
 3𝑘−1 5𝑘−7 𝑛 2𝑛−9
7. 2 ⋅2 = 16 8. 4 ⋅4 = 64
3𝑘−1 5𝑘−7 4 𝑛 2𝑛−9 3
2 ⋅2 =2 4 ⋅4 =4
(3𝑘 − 1) + (5𝑘 − 7) = 4 𝑛 + (2𝑛 − 9) = 3
3𝑘 + 5𝑘 = 4 + 1 + 7 𝑛 + 2𝑛 = 3 + 9
8𝑘 = 12 3𝑛 = 12
8𝑘 12 3𝑛 12
8
= 8 3
= 3
3 𝑛=4
𝑘= 2

𝑥+2 2ℎ+1
9. 8 = 4 10. 125 = 25
3(𝑥+2) 2 3 2(2ℎ+1)
2 =2 5 =5
3(𝑥 + 2) = 2 3 = 2(2ℎ + 1)
3𝑥 + 6 = 2 3 = 4ℎ + 2
3𝑥 = 2 − 6 3 − 2 = 4ℎ
3𝑥 =− 4 1 = 4ℎ
3𝑥 −4 1 4ℎ
3
= 3 4
= 4
4 1
𝑥 =− 3 4
= ℎ

𝑝+1 2𝑝 𝑟−2 𝑟+2

11. 49 = 343 12. 16 = 64
2(𝑝+1) 3(2𝑝) 2(𝑟−2) 3(𝑟+2)
7 =7 4 =4
2(𝑝 + 1) = 3(2𝑝) 2(𝑟 − 2) = 3(𝑟 + 2)
2𝑝 + 2 = 6𝑝 2𝑟 − 4 = 3𝑟 + 6
2 = 6𝑝 − 2𝑝 − 6 − 4 = 3𝑟 − 2𝑟
2 = 4𝑝 − 10 = 𝑟
2 4𝑝
4
= 4
1
2
= 𝑝

3𝑛 2𝑛+1 1 2𝑥
13. 27
3(3𝑛)
= 81
4(2𝑛+1)
14. ( )
4
=
4𝑥−2
32
3 =3 −1(2𝑥) 5(4𝑥−2)
4 =2
3(3𝑛) = 4(2𝑛 + 1) 2(−1)(2𝑥) 5(4𝑥−2)
9𝑛 = 8𝑛 + 4 2 =2
9𝑛 − 8𝑛 = 4 2(− 1)(2𝑥) = 5(4𝑥 − 2)
𝑛=4 − 4𝑥 = 20𝑥 − 10
10 = 20𝑥 + 4𝑥
10 = 24𝑥
10 24𝑥
24
= 24
 5
12
= 𝑥

6𝑚 3𝑚−8 1 𝑎 1 𝑎
15. 16 ⋅ 2
4 6𝑚
=2
3𝑚−8
16. ( ) ⋅( )
9 3
= 3
16−𝑎

2 ⋅2 = 2 −1(𝑎) −1(𝑎) 16−𝑎

9 ⋅3 =3
4 + 6𝑚 = 3𝑚 − 8 2(−1)(𝑎) −1(𝑎) 16−𝑎
6𝑚 − 3𝑚 =− 8 − 4 3 ⋅3 =3
3𝑚 =− 12 2(− 1)(𝑎) + (− 1)(𝑎) = 16 − 𝑎
3𝑚 −12 − 2𝑎 − 𝑎 = 16 − 𝑎
3
= 3 − 16 =− 𝑎 + 2𝑎 + 𝑎
𝑚 =− 4 − 16 = 2𝑎
−16 2𝑎
2
= 2
− 8= 𝑎

𝑦 𝑦−1 2𝑦−22 𝑛−3 𝑛 2𝑛+1

17. 256 ⋅ 16 =4 18. 36 ⋅ 216 = 216
4(𝑦) 2(𝑦−1) 2𝑦−22 2(𝑛−3) 3(𝑛) 3(2𝑛+1)
4 ⋅4 =4 6 ⋅6 =6
4(𝑦) + 2(𝑦 − 1) = 2𝑦 − 22 2(𝑛 − 3) + 3(𝑛) = 3(2𝑛 + 1)
4𝑦 + 2𝑦 − 2 = 2𝑦 − 22 2𝑛 − 6 + 3𝑛 = 6𝑛 + 3
4𝑦 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑦 =− 22 + 2 − 3 − 6 = 6𝑛 − 3𝑛 − 2𝑛
4𝑦 =− 20 − 9= 𝑛
4𝑦 −20
4
= 4
𝑦 =− 5