SOLUTION: solve for x: (9a^2b)^x(3ab)^4=9^5a^10b^7 I am not sure how to solve for x or even how to isolate it when it is an exponent. Especially when there are so many other variables(a,

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81 = 9^2
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I shoulda spotted that the RHS is the cube of the LHS.
ankor... did.
I'll blame it on drugs (headache meds).

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Break everything in the LHS into pieces:



First thing to note is that

Next, substitute and rearrange:



Use the sum of exponents rule:



Now this uglier-than-a-mud-fence expression is equivalent to the original Left Hand Side, which we were told was equal to the original right hand side, hence:



Now all we need to do is find a value for such that , and , and

Can you take it from here?

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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solve for x:
yes, it looks pretty hairy, but let's just plunge into it and see how much we can simplify it
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We will leave expression with the x exponent alone for while

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Convert 81 to 9^2

Using the exponents of like terms we can get rid of the denominator and have

We can factor out the exponent on the right to

That looks familiar doesn't it, therefore
x = 3