document.write( "Question 975484: 4^(x+1)= (1/8)^(x+6) \n" ); document.write( "
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4^(x+1)= (1/8)^(x+6)
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\"4%5E%28x+%2B+1%29+=+%281%2F8%29%5E%28x+%2B+6%29\"
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document.write( "\"%282%5E2%29%5E%28x+%2B+1%29+=+%282%5E%28-3%29%29%5E%28x+%2B+6%29\" ------ Replacing 4 with \"2%5E2\", and \"1%2F8\" with \"2%5E%28-+3%29\"
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document.write( "\"2%5E%282x+%2B+2%29+=+2%5E%28-+3x+-+18%29\"
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document.write( "2x + 2 = - 3x – 18 ------- Since bases are equal, their exponents are too
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document.write( "2x + 3x = - 18 – 2
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document.write( "5x = - 20
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document.write( "x = \"%28-+20%29%2F5\", or \"highlight_green%28x+=+-+4%29\" \n" );
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