Trigonometry Examples

$2^{- x} = 1.5$

Step 1

Take the natural logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.

$\ln (2^{- x}) = \ln (1.5)$

Step 2

Expand $\ln (2^{- x})$ by moving $- x$ outside the logarithm.

$- x \ln (2) = \ln (1.5)$

Step 3

Divide each term in $- x \ln (2) = \ln (1.5)$ by $- \ln (2)$ and simplify.

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Step 3.1

Divide each term in $- x \ln (2) = \ln (1.5)$ by $- \ln (2)$ .

$\frac{- x \ln (2)}{- \ln (2)} = \frac{\ln (1.5)}{- \ln (2)}$

Step 3.2

Simplify the left side.

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Step 3.2.1

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\frac{x \ln (2)}{\ln (2)} = \frac{\ln (1.5)}{- \ln (2)}$

Step 3.2.2

Cancel the common factor of $\ln (2)$ .

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Step 3.2.2.1

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{x \ln (2)}{\ln (2)} = \frac{\ln (1.5)}{- \ln (2)}$

Step 3.2.2.2

Divide $x$ by $1$ .

$x = \frac{\ln (1.5)}{- \ln (2)}$

Step 3.3

Simplify the right side.

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Step 3.3.1

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$x = - \frac{\ln (1.5)}{\ln (2)}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$x = - \frac{\ln (1.5)}{\ln (2)}$

Decimal Form:

$x = - 0.58496250 \dots$