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If 3^2x+1=3^x+5 what is the value of x?

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Answer:

4

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User Jtgameover
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Did you mean this? 3^2x+1=3^x+5 => 3^(2x+1) = 3^(x+5)? If so, then 2x+1 is necessarily equal to x+5, so that 2x+1=x+5. Thus, x = 4 (answer).

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