Q. 10⋅253t=1000What is the solution of the equation?Round your answer, if necessary, to the nearest thousandth.t≈
Isolate exponential term: Simplify the equation by dividing both sides by 10 to isolate the exponential term.We have the equation 10⋅2(3t)/(5)=1000. To simplify, we divide both sides by 10:2(3t)/(5)=1010002(3t)/(5)=100
Convert to power of 2: Convert the right side of the equation to a power of 2.We know that 210=1024, which is close to 1000. However, since we need an exact value, we can use 26=64 and 27=128 to determine that 100 is not a power of 2. But we can express 100 as 22×52. Since we are looking for an expression with a base of 2, we can use the fact that 22=4 and 10000, and 10001. Therefore, we can write 100 as 22×52, but since we need a base of 2, we can only use 10005 for this step:10006
Set exponents equal: Since the bases are equal, set the exponents equal to each other and solve for t. 53t=2Now, we multiply both sides by 5 to solve for t:3t=2×53t=10
Solve for t: Divide both sides by 3 to solve for t.t=310t≈3.333 (rounded to the nearest thousandth)
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