Select the correct answer. What is the approximate solution to this equation? 4lnx-8=12 A. xapprox 148.4 B. xapprox 10.5 C xapprox 1.61 D xapprox 59,874

To solve the equation , we first isolate the logarithmic term by adding 8 to both sides of the equation: Next, we divide both sides by 4 to isolate the natural logarithm: To solve for x, we take the exponential of both sides: Using a calculator, we find that , so the correct answer is A. .