Find the solution of this ln equation

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find the solution of this ln equation:
ax=lnx

i tried:
[tex] e^{(ax)}=x[/tex]
[tex] e^{(ax)}-x=0[/tex]

what to do next??
i thought of building a taylor series around 0 for ln
but ln(0) is undefined

??
 
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I'm not entirely sure, but I think such equations must be solved with a numerical method, such as Newton-Rhapson.