We'll solve the equation using Lagrange's theorem on the
following intervals, [3,4] and [5,6] for the function
f(x):
f(x)=a^x
Before using
the theorem, we'll re-write the equality in this
manner:
6^x-5^x=4^x-3^x
According
to Lagrange's theorem, there is a value c, in the interval (5,6) and a value d, in
the interval (3,4), so
that:
6^x-5^x=f'(c)(6-5)
4^x-3^x=f'(d)(4-3)
Note
that we'll calculate the first derivative having as variable c, respectively d, so,
we'll differentiate a power function and not an exponential
function.
f'(c)=xc^(x-1)
(1)
f'(d)=xd^(x-1)
(2)
6^x-5^x=4^x-3^x
We'll
substitute both sides of equality by (1) and
(2)
f'(c)(6-5)=f'(d)(4-3)
We'll
remove the
brackets:
f'(c)=f'(d)
xc^(x-1)=
xd^(x-1)
We'll divide by x both
sides:
c^(x-1)=
d^(x-1)
x=0
or
x=1
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