Solve the equality e^x + e^-x = 5

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Solve the equality e^x + e^-x = 5

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we can re write the equation as

e^x+1/e^x=5

get log base e both sides

x+x=ln(5)

2x=1.6

x=0.8


so the answer is x=0.8




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