document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176824>Question 176824</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534386172/algebrahomeworkh>college algebras</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thank you in advance for helping me double check this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27^4x=9^x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is what I got...1/10???? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131912 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=131912\">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=27%5E%284x%29+=+9%5E%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%5E%284x%29+=+9%5E%28x%2B1%29\"   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=%283%5E3%29%5E%284x%29+=+%283%5E2%29%5E%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E3%29%5E%284x%29+=+%283%5E2%29%5E%28x%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite 27 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Rewrite 9 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%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=3%5E%2812x%29+=+3%5E%282%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%2812x%29+=+3%5E%282%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the bases are equal, the exponents are equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x=2%28x%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x=2%28x%2B1%29\"   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=12x=2x%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x=2x%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Distribute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12x-2x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12x-2x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x\"   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=10x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x=2\"   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=x=%282%29%2F%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%282%29%2F%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   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( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reduce.\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%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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