document.write( "Question 1069001: I have an assignment what's due Monday and the question says, Solve the following equation: \"++4%5E%28x%2B1%29+=+16%5Ex++\"\r
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document.write( "Let us write the right side in the base 4:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"16%5Ex\" = \"%284%5E2%29%5Ex\" = \"4%5E%282x%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now the equation takes the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4%5E%28x%2B1%29\" = \"4%5E%282x%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies \r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 1 = 2x  --->  x = 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  x = 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Check.  Left side is \"4%5E%28x%2B1%29\" = \"4%5E2\" = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "        Right side of the original equation is \"16%5Ex\" = \"16%5E1\" = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "        Checked.\r\n" );
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