How do you solve -4*6^(p+6)+4=2?

1 Answer
Aug 22, 2016

p = -6.387

Explanation:

-4*6^(p+6)+4 =2" isolate the term with the variable first"

(-4*6^(p+6))/-4=(-2)/-4

6^(p+6)=1/2 " variable is in the index" rArr log

log6^(p+6) = log (1/2)

(p+6) log6 = log(1/2)

p+6 = log(1/2)/log6 = -0.38685

p = -6.387