document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1151681>Question 1151681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would like to solve the equation below for X, but I struggle with exponent C, which makes it kind of difficult...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = a - b*x^c </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because the x occurs both as a linear term and as a term to the power c, you can't solve the general equation for x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the value c=1, solving the equation is simple:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = a-bx^1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = a-bx<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+bx = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(1+b) = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = a/(1+b)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And you could also solve the equation if c=2:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = a-bx^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bx^2+x-a = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then use the quadratic formula....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But for other values of c, the given equation can't be solved for x.<br><BR>\n" );
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