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Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by Princenovo(m): 7:02am On Oct 22, 2015
4^x+1 - 9(2^x) = -2. Interprete: 4, 9(2) and -2 are the base while x+1 and x are the powers.
Re: Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by Zaikon(m): 7:10am On Oct 22, 2015
talk true na assignment
Re: Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by Ngasky(m): 7:28am On Oct 22, 2015
impossible! no root of negative number exist
Re: Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by Princenovo(m): 7:28am On Oct 22, 2015
Yeah, an assignment.
Re: Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by peculiarabacus(m): 7:52am On Oct 22, 2015
X=0 and X=-2
Re: Solve This Maths Question Please, You Might Get A Prize. by Nobody: 7:54am On Oct 22, 2015
Princenovo:
4^x+1 - 9(2^x) = -2. Interprete: 4, 9(2) and -2 are the base while x+1 and x are the powers.
Is this the question?
4x+1 - 9(2x) = - 2
If so the answers are: x= -2; x=1.

Solution:
4x+1 - 9(2x = -2
The number 4 can be written as 22
(22)x+1 -9(2x) = -2
From the laws of logarithm: (ab)m = abm
So we have:
22×+2 -9(2×) = -2
From the laws of logarithm am+n = am * an
So we have:
22x * 22 - 9(2×/) =-2
(2x)2 * 4 -9(2×/sup]) = -2
Since 2[sup]x
is common, to simplify we replace it by a variable, let's say y.
2x = y
We substitute y for 2x
Then we have:
(y)2 *4 -9(y) = -2
4y2 - 9y = -2.
Solve the quadratic equation you get:
y = 2, y=1/4
Substituting back
Since y = 2x
When y = 2
2=2x
21 = 2×
x = 1.

When y = 1/4
2x = 1/4
2x =4-1
2× = 2-2
x = -2.

Therefore, x = 1, x = -2.
Any questions?
Next time pay attention in class.

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