Solve the following exponential equation.
The answer is . I was given the answer, but I do not know the steps to get to it.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Since we cannot cancel out the bases, take the natural log of both sides.

2) Now, use the power property of logarithms to move the exponents out in front like so:

3) Now, expand out the terms inside the parentheses:

4) Now, move all the terms with the x variable onto one side:

4) Now, factor the x out of the x terms on the left side:

5) Finally, divide both sides by to isolate and solve for x.

Thus, x = .