An exponent from an unlike base

An exponent from an unlike base

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Solve 52x-1=13. Give an exact answer and a value correct to 3 significant figures.

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Answer:\(x=\dfrac12\left(1+\dfrac{\ln13}{\ln5}\right)\approx1.30\)

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