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    MHB Help with calculus problem with logarithm base e

    Ahaaa, I get it now! Thank you so much!
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    MHB Help with calculus problem with logarithm base e

    Re: Help with calculus problem with logarithm base e! I'm not quite sure I understand... Why does 2ex times 2ex equal 4e2x? And also, If I weren't to factorise I would continue with 4e2x-2ex=0 4e2x=2ex Is it incorrect to simplify this to 2e2x=ex And if so, why?
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    MHB Help with calculus problem with logarithm base e

    I'm at one of those annoying stages where you know what the answer is, but you just can't seem to prove it... Would really appreciate some help with this one! The question is: What are the intervals where function f(x)=e2x-2ex is concave and convex respectively. I have derived f(x) to get...
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    MHB Derivative word problem - have I got the wrong solution?

    My answer is wrong according to the book, but I don't see where my mistake was made.. The question: The temperature of a steak that's being put into the oven can be describe with T(x) = 175-153e-kx where T(x) is the temperature in degrees Celsius t minutes after the steak has been put into the...
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    MHB Need help with derivative question

    I've solved half the question (I think), but then gotten stuck... Can someone help me out? The question: The tangent to the curve y=ae2x + bx on the point (0,4) has the gradient k=3. Determine the values of a and b. My solution: y' = 2ae2x+b y'(0) = 3 2ae2(0)+b)=3 2a+b=3 b=3-2a And this is...
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    MHB Mixing Teas: Solve to Find the Amounts of Each Kind!”

    In a tea shop one mixes two different kinds of tea to get a new flavor. One of the kinds costs 135kr/kg, the other costs 168kr/kg. How large amounts of each kind have you taken if the mixture costs 150kr/kg? I tried setting up this equation system: 135x + 168y = 150 x+y=1 but I don't think it...
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    MHB Finding the outer diameter of an annulus

    Re: Help with geometry question needed Thank you!
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    MHB Finding the outer diameter of an annulus

    A pipe with a circular cross-section area has the inner diameter of 28 mm. How big should the pipe's outer diameter be, if the cross section area of the pipe's wall is 4.5 cm2? I have been trying to solve this for ages, but failed so far... Can someone help?
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    MHB Solving Exponential Equations: Need Help Understanding 2 Questions

    Nevermind, I understood question 2 now, but question 1 is still a mystery to me...
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    MHB Solving Exponential Equations: Need Help Understanding 2 Questions

    I need help with understanding two questions: 1. (2x+2)2 The answer I got was: 22x+2x++4, but according to the answers that is wrong. Can any explain why? 2. 84x/32x I simplified this to become (84/32)x, but I don't know how to go from there... The answer is apparently 27x, but I don't...
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    MHB Help with exponential function word problem

    The number of bacteria in a culture is given by B(t) = 40e0.6t, where t is the time in days. How many bacteria are there after 2 days? I substituted t = 2, and got this: 2B = 40e1.2 which I simplified to become this B = 66.4 days Apparently this answer is wrong though, can someone explain why?
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    MHB How does log2 (x+1)+3 equal 8(x+1)?

    Hey! Could someone explain how log2 (x+1)+3 equals 8(x+1)? Thank you!
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    MHB How Do You Simplify (x^2-2x+1)/(x-1) to x-1?

    Could someone explain how I'd simplify (x2-2x+1)/(x-1) to become x-1? Thanks a bunch!
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    MHB Solve Exponential Function: x1/2 + x-1/2 | Help & Explanation

    I got the right answer, thank you so much :)
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