How do you solve for x in #2e^(x-2)=e^x + 7#? Precalculus Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations Logarithmic Models 1 Answer Shwetank Mauria Jun 14, 2016 #x=ln7-ln(2e^(-2)-1)# Explanation: #2e^(x-2)=e^x+7# or #2e^x/e^2=e^x+7# or #2e^x/e^2-e^x=7# or #e^x(2e^(-2)-1)=7# or #e^x=7/((2e^(-2)-1)# or #x=ln(7/((2e^(-2)-1)))# or #x=ln7-ln(2e^(-2)-1)# Answer link Related questions What is a logarithmic model? How do I use a logarithmic model to solve applications? What is the advantage of a logarithmic model? How does the Richter scale measure magnitude? What is the range of the Richter scale? How do you solve #9^(x-4)=81#? How do you solve #logx+log(x+15)=2#? How do you solve the equation #2 log4(x + 7)-log4(16) = 2#? How do you solve #2 log x^4 = 16#? How do you solve #2+log_3(2x+5)-log_3x=4#? See all questions in Logarithmic Models Impact of this question 7129 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License