document.write( "Question 681001: Solve $\"4%5Ex=2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are a couple of ways to solve this. You can use logs, however, in this case it is easiest to equate the bases.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%5Ex=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%5E2%29%5Ex=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E%282x%29=2%5E1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "once the bases are the same, then the exponents are equal and you can solve for x.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2F2=1%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=1%2F2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope that helped. Happy Calculating! \n" ); document.write( "

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