document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318367>Question 318367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4^16=2x+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227911 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=227911\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a feeling that the equation should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29\"   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=4%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%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=%282%5E2%29%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%5E2%29%5E%2816%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite 4 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%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=2%5E%282%2A16%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%282%2A16%29=2%5E%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E32=2%5E%28x%2B7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E32=2%5E%28x%2B7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply 2 and 16 to get 32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal. This means that \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32=x%2B7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32=x%2B7\"   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=32-7=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32-7=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 7 from both sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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