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2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n

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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 12 Jan 2011, 22:59
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it can be rewritten:
4*2^x=2^n
4=2^2
then
2^2*2^x=2^n
we can write 2+x=n
so, x=n-2
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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 13 Jan 2011, 08:56
ulm wrote:
it can be rewritten:
4*2^x=2^n
4=2^2
then
2^2*2^x=2^n
we can write 2+x=n
so, x=n-2
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D as well with the same reasoning
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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 13 Jan 2011, 10:00
2^x + 2^x + 2^x + 2^x = 4 * 2^x = 2^2 * 2^x = 2^(2+x)
so , if 2^(2+x)= 2^n then 2+x=n so x=n-2.

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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 20 Jan 2011, 06:29
Yep D
4(2^x)=2^n
2^2(2^x)=2^n
2^(x+2)=2^n
x+2=n
x=n-2

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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 20 Jan 2011, 08:21
I to am with the algebraic approach for arriving at the solution.

But if in the heat of things we forget a ^ m * a ^ n = a ^ {(m+n)} we can substitute for x and solve

2^x + 2^x + 2^x + 2^x = 2^n

Substitute x = 1

2^1 + 2^1 + 2^1 + 2^1 = 2^n

8 = 2^n

n = 3

x = 1 & n = 3
x = 1 = n - 2

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Re: 2^x+2^x+2^x+2^x = 2^n [#permalink] New post 18 Feb 2011, 15:02
u can also plug x=0 and u get n=2.
than u can c on the answers
n-2 = x

2-2=0. finish...
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