document.write( "Question 872441: Solve algebraically for x : \"16%5E%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"64%5E%28x%2B1%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "\"16%5E%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"64%5E%28x%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "16 and 64 are both powers of 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we write 16 as 4² and 64 as 4³\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%284%5E2%29%5E%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%284%5E3%29%5E%28x%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remove the parentheses by multiplying the exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4%5E%282%28x%2B4%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"4%5E%283%28x%2B1%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Equal exponentials with the same positive base ≠ 1 \r\n" );
document.write( "have equal exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2%28x%2B4%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3%28x%2B1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"2x%2B8\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"3x%2B3\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"5\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"x\"\r\n" );
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