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  • Aug 21, 2013, 06:30 AM
    cbear12345
    How to transform this equation?
    Hi I'm really struggling in transforming this equation

    I must transform this linear equation
    y = 0.6685x + 1.4047

    into LnY=mx+LnA

    Thank You for your help in advance
  • Aug 21, 2013, 06:44 AM
    InfoJunkie4Life
    I can give you a couple of tips.

    First, what you do to one side of the equation you must also do to the other.

    Secondly, a couple of rules to logarithmic equations.

    and


    Good luck and give it a try, we'll be here to help you through solving it.
  • Aug 21, 2013, 07:10 AM
    ebaines
    Sorry, can't be done as written. The best you can do is move the 1.4047 term to the left hand side and then take the log of both sides to get

    ln(y-1.4047) = ln(0.6685x) = ln(x) + ln(0.6685)

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