document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133348>Question 133348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x: 3^x+2 plus 3^x = 270\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%2B2%29%2B3%5Ex+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%2B2%29%2B3%5Ex+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29%2A3%5E%282%29%2B3%5Ex+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29%2A3%5E%282%29%2B3%5Ex+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Break up <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%2B2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%2B2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28y%2Bz%29=x%5Ey%2Ax%5Ez ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28y%2Bz%29=x%5Ey%2Ax%5Ez\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29%283%5E%282%29%2B1%29+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29%283%5E%282%29%2B1%29+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor out the GCF\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29%289%2B1%29+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29%289%2B1%29+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29%2810%29+=+270+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29%2810%29+=+270+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29+=+27+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29+=+27+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E%28x%29+=+3%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E%28x%29+=+3%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite 27 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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