Tutorial Exercise Solve the equation for x. 58X - 5 - 57x + 4 Step 1 We are given the exponential equation 58x - 5 = 5/x + 4 and must solve this equation for x. Note that both sides of the equation have the same base, 5. Therefore, by the laws of exponents, the equation is true if and only if the exponents are equal. In other words, we may set the exponents equal to each other, and solve the resulting equation for x. 8x - 5 = CO X Submit Skip (you cannot come back)