Hello, how can I do this equation? 9^x - 3 = 2 * 3^x Please solve it with all steps and with an explanation. Thanks!

Question

Hello, how can I do this equation?


`9^x - 3 = 2 * 3^x`

Please solve it with all steps and with an explanation.

Thanks!

Answer 1

(9^x) - 3 = 2*3^x
(9^x) - 3 - (2*3^x) = (2*3^x) - (2*3^x)
(9^x) - (2*3^x) - 3 = 0
(3^2)^x - 2*(3^x) - 3 = 0
3^(2x) - 2*(3^x) - 3 = 0
3^(x*2) - 2*(3^x) - 3 = 0
(3^x)^2 - 2*(3^x) - 3 = 0
z^2 - 2*z - 3 = 0 ............ let z = 3^x
(z - 3)(z + 1) = 0

If z-3 = 0, then z = 3 when we isolate z
If z = 3, and z = 3^x, then
z = 3
3^x = 3
3^x = 3^1
x = 1
which is a solutin in terms of x

If z+1 = 0 then z = -1
If z = -1 and z = 3^x, then there are NO solutions for this part of the equation
The quantity 3^x is never negative no matter what the x value is

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Answer: x = 1