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How do you solve $ln x = - 0.5$ $lnx=-0.5$ ?

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Jul 25, 2016

$x \approx 0.606531$ $x~~ color(green)(0.606531)$

Explanation:

$ln (x) = - 0.5$ $ln(x)=-0.5$
$XXX \to e^{- 0.5} = x$ $color(white)("XXX")rarr e^(-0.5)=x$ (by basic definitions)

Using a calculator:
$XXX e^{- 0.5} \approx 0.606531$ $color(white)("XXX")e^(-0.5)~~0.606531$

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