Deriving the Wein displacement law

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Handwritten derivation of the Wien displacement law: setting dI/dλ to zero for Planck's intensity I(λ) = 2πhc²/(λ⁵(e^(hc/λkT) − 1)), with the derivative worked out and simplified to the condition 5kT e^(hc/λkT) − 5kT + hcλ e^(hc/λkT) = 0, then rearranged to hc/λkT = ln(5kT/(5kT + hcλ)).


I am not really sure where to go from here, since T varies. I am guessing this means I am approaching the problem incorrectly, but in that case, I have no idea how to do it. Any help/guidance would be appreciated.