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If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n?

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If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  02 Sep 2007, 13:44
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If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n?

A. 11
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
E. 32

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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  02 Sep 2007, 14:28
If 5^21 x 4^11 = 2x10^n what is the value of n

4^11 = (2^2)^11 = 2^22
10^n = (5x2)^n = 5^n x 2^n

5^21 x 2^22 = 2x 2^n x 5^n = 2^n+1 x 5^n = 2^22 x 5^21

n = 21
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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  02 Sep 2007, 14:45
wow ok. its just trickery with the exponents to arrange what you're looking for.

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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  02 Sep 2007, 17:23
5^21 * 2^22 = 10^21 * 2

So n = 21
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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  02 Sep 2007, 18:40
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5^11 * 4^11 = 2*10^n
5^11 * 5^10 * 4^11 = 2*10^n
20^11 * 5^10 = 2*10^n
20^10 * 5^10 * 20 = 2*10^n
100^10 * 20 = 2*10^n
(10^2)^10 * 20 = 2*10^n
10^20 * 2 * 10 = 2*10^n
10^21 * 2 = 2*10^n
n = 21
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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  03 Sep 2007, 00:12
5 ^ 21 * 4 ^ 11 = 2 * 10 ^ n
5 ^ 20 * 4 ^ 10 * 20 = 2 * 10 ^ n
5 ^ 10 * 20 ^ 10 * 10 = 10 ^ n
100 ^ 10 * 10 = 10 ^ n
10 ^ 20 * 10 = 10 ^ n

N = 21
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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  20 Sep 2014, 14:53
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Re: If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n? [#permalink]  20 Sep 2014, 15:49
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Trying_not_to_suck wrote:
If 5^21 X 4^11 = 2x10^n. What is the value of n?

A. 11
B. 21
C. 22
D. 23
E. 32

When we have exponents on both sides it's good idea to get common base.

We have $$5^{21}*4^{11}=2*10^n$$. Little trick for this question: we can forget about 2's on both sides and concentrate on 5-s --> $$5^{21}*4^{11}=2*2^n*5^n$$ --> powers of 5 on both sides must be equal --> $$n=21$$.

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