Question

what is the first step in solving 2^x=4^(x+1)

Answer 1

4=2^2 right?

Answer 2

yea

Answer 3

\[2^x=2^{2(x+1)}\]

Answer 4

so bases are the same
so set exponents = and solve for x

Answer 5

so the first step would be to set thebases = to eachother

Answer 6

Yes if you can
First step is to try to see if you can write the expressions on both sides so they have the same base

Answer 7

thank u so much