document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=155813>Question 155813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi Sir/Ma'am,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please assist.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am helping my daughter who is in high school. I bought the algebrator program but it does not solve this equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*6^3x=36*6^x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The book has the answer as x = 1/2 but I cannot get it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I get x=3. What I have done is 6*6^3x divided by 36*6X equals 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I simplyfy it and get 1*3x divided by 6*x equals 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then transpose the 1/6 to get 2x=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I forced the answer but it made no sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The books name is MATHEMATICS A COMPLETE COURSE WITH C.X.C QUESTIONS VOLUME 2. It has no ISBN. The author is Raymond Toolsie B Sc , MACP Published by CARIBBEAN EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS LTD PAGE 701 QUESTION 13 B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reuel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #114775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=114775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A6%5E%283x%29=36%2A6%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A6%5E%283x%29=36%2A6%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E1%2A6%5E%283x%29=36%2A6%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E1%2A6%5E%283x%29=36%2A6%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E1%2A6%5E%283x%29=6%5E2%2A6%5Ex ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E1%2A6%5E%283x%29=6%5E2%2A6%5Ex\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%5E%281%2B3x%29=6%5E%282%2Bx%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%5E%281%2B3x%29=6%5E%282%2Bx%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the monomials by adding the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal. So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2B3x=2%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2B3x=2%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2B3x=2%2Bx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2B3x=2%2Bx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Set the exponents equal to one another\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=2%2Bx-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=2%2Bx-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x-x=2-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x-x=2-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=2-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=2-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the left side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms on the right side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%281%29%2F%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%281%29%2F%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to isolate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which in decimal form is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. \r<BR>\n" );
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