document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611698>Question 611698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  what does 3 to the fifth X =27 to the second X - 4 equal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does 2 to the sixth X = 32X-2 equal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does 16 to the second X-3=4X+1 equal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does 49X+5=7 to the to the eighth X-6 equal?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what does 81X+2=3 to the third X +1 equal? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=385117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm going to presume that you mean:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3^5x\ =\ 27^2(x\ -\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rather than what you wrote, namely:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3^5x\ =\ 27^2x\ -\ 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the solution to which is a very ugly fraction with a 3 digit denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From now on, use plenty of parentheses so that there is no ambiguity as to which terms are included in your numerators and denominators.  Also, use ^ to indicate raising to a power, as in 3^5 means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 3^5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3^5x\ =\ 27^2(x\ -\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first place, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 27\ =\ 3^3\">, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3^5x\ =\ 3^6(x\ -\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{1}{3^5}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ \frac{3^6}{3^5}(x\ -\ 4)\"> because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{a^m}{a^n}\ =\ a^{m\,-\,n}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x\ =\ 3(x\ -\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which you should be able to handle from here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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