2.06a Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Practice Assignment

It's all about balance. This Canadian American mathematician (born June 24, 1991) was a former American football player and a chess player. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played his entire career with Baltimore before announcing his retirement on July 27, 2017, at 26 years old. He has a bachelor's and master's degree both from Penn State and a doctorate from MIT, all in mathematics. He has published peer-reviewed articles in mathematics. He is also a stats columnist for The Players Tribute. (From Wikipedia) For the love of math, sports, chess, writing…. Just love what you do and find your balance in life!

Uncover the code below to discover the name of this mathematician, football player, chess player, writer, a modern-day mathematician just going for all of his dreams.

A: 25​​E: 2​ I: -4​​M: -6​​Q: -8​​U: 40​​Y: 1/3
B: 1​​F: 2/3​ J: 6​​N: -3​​R: 25​​V: -1/4​​Z: -1/3
C: 7​​G: 4​ K: 8​​O:-5​​S: 10​​W: 3/5​​Blank: 0
D: -1/2​​H: -2/3​ L: 4​​P: -7​​T: -1/6​​X: -3/5

1) log6x + log6(x – 5) = 1
2) log2(3 – x) = 3
3) log (x + ) = 0
4) log3x + log33x = 3
5) log4(x + 4) = 1
6) log 8 – log 2x= -1
7) log 4x = 2
8) 4log x = 4
9) log7x + log77 = 2
10) log3(x+1) = -1
11) log4x + log4(x + 6) = 2
12) log (x+21) + log x = 2


The balanced mathematician is _________________________________________________