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\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29%5E%281-x%29=16\"....since \"%281%2F2%29%5E%281-x%29=2%5E%28x-1%29\", we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E%28x-1%29=16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E%28x-1%29=2%5E4\"...since base same, exponents must be same too\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-1=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\"\r
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