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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
4^(x+2) = 4^x * 4^2 = 48
48/16 = 3
4^x = 3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
how u get 4^2?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
could have sworn we just did this!
OpenStudy (amistre64):
4^(a+b) = 4^a * 4^b
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myininaya (myininaya):
gj amistre
OpenStudy (amistre64):
its just a rule of exponents
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh ok laws of exponents. \[4^m \times 4^n=4^{n+m}\]
myininaya (myininaya):
i'm just going to keep giving amistre more medals so he can tell me about his new bike when he gets it
OpenStudy (anonymous):
but we are using it from right to left
\[4^x\times 4^2 =4^{x+2}\]
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OpenStudy (amistre64):
lol .... i get a bike :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
schwinn 3 speed. coaster brakes and a bell
myininaya (myininaya):
with a pi symbol on it
OpenStudy (amistre64):
i figure once I reach 1000 medals i get a killscreen lol
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Natala i was going from the right hand side \[4^{x+2}\] to the left hand side \[4^x\times 4^2\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
that is where the \[4^2\] came from
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I see thank your guy
OpenStudy (anonymous):
k?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
good. now it is clear where it 16 came from and so you divide to get \[4^x\] by itself
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I get it now thank again
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