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07 Nov 2019, 06:19
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Hi there,
Can anyone help me solve the following:
4^x*5^20=10^20
Can anyone help me solve the following:
4^x*5^20=10^20
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07 Nov 2019, 06:34
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4^x * 5^20 = (2*5)^20
2^2x * 5^20 = 2^20 * 5^20
2x = 20 => x = 10..
You have to go through basic concepts of surds and indices...
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2^2x * 5^20 = 2^20 * 5^20
2x = 20 => x = 10..
You have to go through basic concepts of surds and indices...
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07 Nov 2019, 11:39
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Sure!
Whenever you have exponents with different bases on either side of an equals sign, your first goal is to make the bases look as similar as possible.
You have bases of 4 and 5 on the left, and 10 on the right. The common factors between those are 2s and 5s. So, rewrite the bases using as many 2s and 5s as you can:
\((2^2)^x*5^{20}=(2*5)^{20}\)
Simplify using exponent rules:
\(2^{2x}*5^{20}=2^{20}*5^{20}\)
Divide both sides by \(5^{20}\):
\(2^{2x} = 2^{20}\)
Once everything is the same except for the exponent, you can just ignore the bases:
2x = 20
x = 10
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