Thursday, November 29, 2012

Find x for the identity is true 1+12^6x = 2*12^3x

This is an exponential equation that
requires substitution technique.


First,
we'll move all terms to one side, changing the sign of the terms
moved.


12^6x - 2*12^3x + 1 =
0


It is a bi-quadratic
equation:


We'll substitute 12^3x  by another
variable.


12^3x  = t


We'll
square raise both sides:


12^6x  =
t^2


 We'll re-write the equtaion, having "t" as
variable.


t^2 - 2t + 1 = 0


The
equation above is the result of expanding the
square:


(t-1)^2 = 0


t1 = t2 =
1


But 12^3x = t1.


12^3x =
1


We'll write 1 as a power of
12:


12^3x= 12^0


Since the
bases are matching, we'll apply the one to one property:


3x
= 0


We'll divide by 3 both
sides:


x =
0.


The solution of the equation is x =
0.

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