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Using the rule = ,
raise 8 to the left side power and set
that equal to 8 raised to the right
side power:
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Simplify using the rule above
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Remembering that same rule again,
raise 4 to the left side power and set
that equal to 4 raised to the right
side power:
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Using that rule, raise 4 to the left side
power and set that equal to 4 raised to
the right side power:
Simplify using the same rule:
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Remembering that same rule one final time,
raise 2 to the left side power and set
that equal to 2 raised to the right
side power:
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Simplify using the same rule:
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Edwin