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Determine the value of base x if (211)x = (6A)16

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convert 6A base 16 into base 10.

(6)(161)+(10)(160)=96+10=106(6)(161)+(10)(160)=96+10=106

Then, let’s convert 211 base x into base 10, result must equal to 106.

(2)(x2)+(1)(x1)+(1)(x0)=106(2)(x2)+(1)(x1)+(1)(x0)=106

2x2+x–105=02x2+x–105=0

Factoring the equation and exclude the non-integer result, we will get x=7x=7

it’s base 7.

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