SOLUTION: 5^x -1 = 0 5^x = 1 Why is x = 0?

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Question 856485: 5^x -1 = 0
5^x = 1
Why is x = 0?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Because any base to exponent zero is 1.
x%5E0=1
That's because,
x%5E1%2Fx%5E1=x%5E%281-1%29=x%5E0
Since x%2Fx=1 then x%5E0=1