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4 to the 3rd power X blank =1 what is the blank?

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If you mean this:
4^(3x) = 1 then x = 0. The property in play here is the following: Any number raised to the "0" power is equal to "1". In this case, we would need to set the exponent of 3x = 0 and solve for x...

If you mean the equation:
4^(3) x = 1 then to solve for x(your blank), simply divide both sides of the equation by
4^(3) :

You would have x =
(1)/(4^3) this can also be written as
4^(-3)
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