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3^x=-1

3^x=-1 equation

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3  = -1
$$3^{x} = -1$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$3^{x} = -1$$
or
$$3^{x} + 1 = 0$$
or
$$3^{x} = -1$$
or
$$3^{x} = -1$$
- this is the simplest exponential equation
Do replacement
$$v = 3^{x}$$
we get
$$v + 1 = 0$$
or
$$v + 1 = 0$$
Move free summands (without v)
from left part to right part, we given:
$$v = -1$$
We get the answer: v = -1
do backward replacement
$$3^{x} = v$$
or
$$x = \frac{\log{\left(v \right)}}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
The final answer
$$x_{1} = \frac{\log{\left(-1 \right)}}{\log{\left(3 \right)}} = \frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
      pi*I 
x1 = ------
     log(3)
$$x_{1} = \frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
x1 = i*pi/log(3)
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
 pi*I 
------
log(3)
$$\frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
=
 pi*I 
------
log(3)
$$\frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
product
 pi*I 
------
log(3)
$$\frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
=
 pi*I 
------
log(3)
$$\frac{i \pi}{\log{\left(3 \right)}}$$
pi*i/log(3)
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.85960086738013*i
x1 = 2.85960086738013*i
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3^x=-1 equation