document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=645050>Question 645050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 81x^4 = (x &#8722; 2)^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know 81 can be simplified to 3^4, so I'm at (3x)^4 = (x-2)^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where do I go from here? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "81x^4 = (x &#8722; 2)^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know 81 can be simplified to 3^4, so I'm at (3x)^4 = (x-2)^4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where do I go from here?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the exponents are equal, then their bases are equal too. Therefore, we have: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = x - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - x = - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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