SOLUTION: Not sure if this is a linear equation as it has an unknown exponent, but hope you can help with solution.
Find x:
{{{8 * (3/2)^(2x) = 27}}}
Thank you for your help.
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Find x:
{{{8 * (3/2)^(2x) = 27}}}
Thank you for your help.
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Question 15585: Not sure if this is a linear equation as it has an unknown exponent, but hope you can help with solution.
Find x:
Thank you for your help. Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In this equation, if you will divide both sides of the equation by 8, the "magic" happens!! In fact, in math, this is a "contrived" problem--one that works out in a very special way, because "someone" set it up to work out in this "special" way!! Anyway, divide both sides by 8, and see what nice things happen:
It gives you this:
Notice that both the numerator and denominator are perfect cubes or 27 and 8. This means that this equation can also be written as this:
If where the base numbers are the same, then it means that the exponents must be equal.
so therefore, and .
