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Find x, if:

(i) 42x=132

(ii) 2x+3=16

(iii) (35)x+1=12527

(iv) (323)x1=278

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i right parenthesis 4 to the power of 2 x end exponent equals 1 over 32 rightwards double arrow open parentheses 2 squared close parentheses to the power of 2 x end exponent equals 1 over 2 to the power of 5 rightwards double arrow 2 to the power of 4 x end exponent equals 2 to the power of negative 5 end exponent s o 4 x equals negative 5 x equals negative 5 over 4 i i right parenthesis square root of 2 to the power of x plus 3 end exponent end root equals 16 s q a r i n g space b o t h space s i d e space w e space g e t 2 to the power of x plus 3 end exponent equals 16 squared 2 to the power of x plus 3 end exponent equals 2 to the power of 8 s o x plus 3 equals 8 x equals 5 i i i right parenthesis open parentheses square root of 3 over 5 end root close parentheses to the power of x plus 1 end exponent equals 125 over 27 rightwards double arrow open parentheses square root of 3 over 5 end root close parentheses to the power of x plus 1 end exponent equals open parentheses 5 over 3 close parentheses cubed rightwards double arrow 3 to the power of begin display style fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction end style end exponent over 5 to the power of begin display style fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction end style end exponent equals 5 cubed over 3 cubed rightwards double arrow 3 to the power of fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction end exponent cross times 3 cubed equals 5 to the power of fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction end exponent cross times 5 cubed rightwards double arrow 3 to the power of fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction plus 3 end exponent equals 5 to the power of fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction plus 3 end exponent t h e n fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction plus 3 equals 0 fraction numerator x plus 1 over denominator 2 end fraction equals negative 3 x plus 1 equals negative 6 x equals negative 7

(iv) (323)x1=278(23)x13=33232x133x13=33232x13×23=3x13×332x13+3=3x13+3x13+3=0x13=3x1=9x=8


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