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OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/9 = 27^5x-5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does your equation look like: \[\frac{ 1 }{ 9 }=27^{5x-5}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Think of 9 as 3 squared and 27 as 3 cubed. You can then rewrite your equation as: \[3^{-2}=3^{3(5x-5)}\] Now you can get rid of the base 3's and rewrite as \[-2=3(5x-5)\] Now solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you so much

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