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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