Answer:
[tex]a < 0.287[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
we have
[tex]13^{4a} < 19[/tex]
Solve for a
Apply log both sides
[tex]log(13^{4a}) < log(19)[/tex]
Remember the rule
㏒(a^n) = n ㏒(a)
so
[tex](4a)log(13) < log(19)[/tex]
Divide by 4 log(13) both sides
[tex]a < log(19)/[4log(13)][/tex]
[tex]a < 0.2870[/tex]