Question

solving exponents

Answer 1

\[2^{x+1}=5^{^{1-2x}}\]
can I multiply one side by five and the other by 2 to get a common base?

Answer 2

Are you allowed to use graphing calculators?

Answer 3

it says verify using a graphing utility so not for solving but checking

Answer 4

any ideas?

Answer 5

i have a way, but it's sort of complicated

Answer 6

go ahead

Answer 7

all the problems after this are the ssame kind of way different bases with binomial exponents

Answer 8

ok hold on a moment

Answer 9

if that helps

Answer 10

why did you multiply when the instruction above says to look for an exponent to divide by

Answer 11

you basically want ot get rid of the number on that side, but when you multiply 5 to the 1-2x by 5 to the 2x-1, you subtract the exponents, soit's sort of like dividing by that number (x/x = 1)