SOLUTION: {{{2^(x+1)=1/8}}} i know you have to first get the same bases but how?
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Question 132653
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i know you have to first get the same bases but how?
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jim_thompson5910(35256)
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Start with the given equation
Rewrite 8 as
. Notice how the two sides have the same base.
Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal.
Set the exponents equal to one another
Subtract 1 from both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
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