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Topic: need help re-arranging an equation...
Replies: 4   Last Post: Aug 12, 2004 12:35 AM

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Mike Fee

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Registered: 12/12/04
Re: need help re-arranging an equation...
Posted: Aug 11, 2004 11:14 PM
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In article <IoWdnTFVDO03QYfcRVn-og@net1plus.com>,
greystone@NET1Plus.com says...
> Jonathan wrote:
> > if I have the equation...
> >
> > ln(y)- b*ln(x)=c where b and c are constants and I am trying to
> > re-arrange to get a ratio of y/x, how would I do it? With what I
> > remember of exponents, the best i can do is get so that y/x^b = exp(c)
> > which is no good.
> >
> > any help would be greatly appreciated
>
>
> if y/x^b = exp(c) is no good, then you are screwed.
>
unless y/x = exp(c/b)*y^(1-1/b) is useful.

Mike

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