document.write( "Question 445087: Please help me solve this problem $\"%284%5Ex%29%2816%5E%283x-1%29%29=8\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #306713 by chriswen(106) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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To multiply these first you'll have to change them to the same base. You can convert these all to base 2.
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%5Ex%2A16%5E%283x-1%29=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%5E2%29%5Ex%2A%282%5E4%29%5E%283x-1%29=2%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E%282x%29%2A2%5E%284%283x-1%29%29=2%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E%282x%29%2A2%5E%2812x-4%29=2%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E%28%282x%29%2B%2812x-4%29%29=2%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E%2814x-4%29=2%5E3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "therefore, $\"14x-4=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "since if, $\"2%5E%28junk%29=2%5E%28garbage%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "therefore, $\"junk=garbage\"$
\n" ); document.write( "so, $\"14x-4=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"14x=3%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"14x=7\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=7%2F14\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, x=1/2. \n" ); document.write( "

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