SOLUTION: use the properties of exponents to simplify and show that y=6(2)^4x+1 is equivalent to y=12(16)^x

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Question 1009423: use the properties of exponents to simplify and show that y=6(2)^4x+1 is equivalent to y=12(16)^x
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use the properties of exponents to simplify and show that y=6(2)^4x+1 is equivalent to y=12(16)^x
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6%2A2%5E%284x%2B1%29 = 

= 6%2A2%2A2%5E%284x%29 =

= 12%2A2%5E%284x%29 = 

= 12%2A%282%5E4%29%5Ex = 

= 12%2A16%5Ex.