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x^a*x^b = 2

x 1 or -1 then
a+b =

x
-1
0
1
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x^a*x^b = 2 x <> 1 or -1 then a+b = x -1 0 25 Jul 2007, 21:28
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x^a*x^b = 2

x <> 1 or -1 then
a+b =

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Maybe a HTML problem or maybe I dont understand the notation used.
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x^a*x^b = 2 x <> 1 or -1 then a+b = x -1 0 25 Jul 2007, 21:49
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Repost the question and check the 'Disable HTML in this post" option before clicking submit.
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x^a*x^b = 2 x <> 1 or -1 then a+b = x -1 0 26 Jul 2007, 12:06
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no it's not a html problem

the second part states that x is not equal to 1 and x is not equal to -1..
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x^a*x^b = 2 x <> 1 or -1 then a+b = x -1 0 26 Jul 2007, 12:59
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I feel cannot be determined. I chose this choice by POE
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x^a*x^b = 2 x <> 1 or -1 then a+b = x -1 0 26 Jul 2007, 13:10
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lets see...

x^a * x^b = 2

say x=2

2^2 * 2^-1=2

2-1=1

say x=sqrt(2)

sqrt(2)^3 * sqrt(2)^-2=2

3-2=1


I dunno but i get 1...



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