Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The key to solving this equation is knowing how to "undo" a natural log. Just like square roots are "undone" by squaring, and cubing "undoes" a cubed root, raising a natural log to the base of e, Euler's number, undoes a natural log. Because this is an equation you have to raise both sides of it to the base of e:
[tex]e^{ln(x+3)}=e^5[/tex]
That leaves us on the left with simply
x + 3
On the right we have a constant. e is not a variable, it is a number. You can find its value on your calculator. Solving for x:
[tex]x=e^5-3[/tex] and
[tex]e^5=148.4131591[/tex], so
x = 148.4131591 - 3 and
x = 145.4132, the first choice listed.
