document.write( "Question 86225This question is from textbook Blitzer \n" );
document.write( ": Why is this wrong?\r \n" );
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document.write( "Problem#: 12- Solve each exponential equation by expressing each side as a power of the same base and then equating exponents.\r \n" );
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document.write( "12) 125x = 625\r \n" );
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document.write( "I put for a solution as: \n" );
document.write( "5*5*5X=5*5*5*5 \n" );
document.write( "(5^3x)=5^4 \n" );
document.write( "x=5^4/5^3 \n" );
document.write( "x=5\r \n" );
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document.write( "Why is this wrong? \n" );
document.write( "MAYBE THEY WANTED IT LEFT WITH EXPONENTS THUS: \n" );
document.write( "X=5^(4-3) \n" );
document.write( "X=5^1 ?????? \n" );
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