document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74477>Question 74477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x: {(3^x9^x+20)/(27^2x+5)}=81^x+5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #53466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=53466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have added parentheses to the equation which I think were missing:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      (3^x*9^(x+20))/(27^(2x+5))=81^(x+5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Reduce all the numbers in the unknown terms to powers of 3 and simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5Ex%2A%283%5E2%29%5E%28x%2B20%29%29%2F%28%283%5E3%29%5E%282x%2B5%29%29=%283%5E4%29%5E%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   or   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%5E%283x%2B40%29%29%2F%283%5E%286x%2B15%29%29=3%5E%284x%2B20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%5E%283x%2B40%29%29%2F%283%5E%286x%2B15%29%29=3%5E%284x%2B20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides by the denominator on the left side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%283x%2B40%29=3%5E%2810x%2B35%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%283x%2B40%29=3%5E%2810x%2B35%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since bases are the same, exponents are equal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "        <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B40=10x%2B35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B40=10x%2B35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >    so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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