document.write( "Question 1206509: If 2ˣ = 4^y = 8^z and 1/2x + 1/4y + 1/8z = 22/7, show that:
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document.write( "From the given part  \"2%5Ex\" = \"4%5Ey\" = \"8%5Ez\",  we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"2%5Ex\" = \"2%5E%282y%29\" = \"2%5E%283z%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives us  x = 2y = 3z,  or  y = \"x%2F2\",  z = \"x%2F3\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute it into equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"1%2F%282x%29\" + \"1%2F%284y%29\" + \"1%2F%288z%29\" = \"22%2F7\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"1%2F%282x%29\" + \"1%2F%284%2A%28x%2F2%29%29\" + \"1%2F%288%2A%28x%2F3%29%29\" = \"22%2F7\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"1%2F%282x%29\" + \"2%2F%284x%29\" + \"3%2F%288x%29\" = \"22%2F7\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"4%2F%288x%29\" + \"4%2F%288x%29\" + \"3%2F%288x%29\" = \"22%2F7\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"%284%2B4%2B3%29%2F%288x%29\" = \"22%2F7\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"11%2F%288x%29\" = \"22%2F7\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = \"%2811%2A7%29%2F%2822%2A8%29\" = \"7%2F16\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then   y = \"x%2F2\" = \"7%2F32\",  z = \"x%2F3\" = \"7%2F48\",   QED.\r\n" );
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