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Basic Math Examples
Step 1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2
Step 2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3
Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.
Step 4
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.
Step 5
Step 5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Move .
Step 6.2
Reorder and .
Step 7
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 8
Expand by moving outside the logarithm.