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OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

can someone help me solve for x please? :)

OpenStudy (babynini):

Where's the question? :)

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

sorry! there is it :) @Babynini

Nnesha (nnesha):

apply the power rule \[\huge\rm log y^\color{ReD}{x} = \color{reD}{x }\log y\] `or` you can rewrite 16 in terms of 4 base

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

i'd just add the log in there or?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm what is say \(\bf 4^2=?\)

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

16

Nnesha (nnesha):

yes to move the exponent u should take log here is an example \[\huge\rm 3 ^2 = 2 \log 3\] but the other way is easier than this one just rewrite 16 as 4^2 (which is equal to 16) and then move the base at the numerator \[\large\rm \frac{ 1 }{ x^m }=x^{-m}\]

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

so xlog4?

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

4^-2

Nnesha (nnesha):

\[\large\rm 4^x= (\frac{ 1 }{ \color{ReD}{16} })^{2x+5}\] \[\large\rm 4^x= (\frac{ 1 }{ \color{red}{4^2} })^{2x+5}\]

Nnesha (nnesha):

that's right

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

ahemm \(\large { 4^x=\left( \cfrac{1}{{\color{brown}{ 16}}} \right)^{2x+5}\implies 4^x=\left( \cfrac{1}{{\color{brown}{ 4^2}}} \right)^{2x+5}\implies 4^x=\left( {\color{brown}{ 4^{-2}}} \right)^{2x+5} }\)

Nnesha (nnesha):

\[\large\rm 4^x= (4^{-2})^{2x+5}\] exponent rule \[\rm (a^m)^n = a^{m \times n}\] distribute parentheses by -2

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

do i distribute the -2 to the 2x+5?

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

oh ok

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

so 4^-4x-10

Nnesha (nnesha):

\[\huge\rm 4^x=4^{(-4x-10)}\] bases are the same so you can cancel them \[\huge\rm \cancel{4}^x=\cancel{4}^{(-4x-10)}\] x=-4x -10 solve for x that's it

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

ohh thanks!!

Nnesha (nnesha):

yw

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

could you help me on another one please?

Nnesha (nnesha):

hmm sorry im abt to hit logout :(

OpenStudy (heyitslizzy13):

ok thanks anyways :)

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