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Find the value of x in (2^2x)^3 = 64

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Answer: x=12

Explanation:

User Deniskrr
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Answer:

x=1

Explanation:

The equation can be simplified and solved using the rules of exponents and the usual inverse operations.

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Interpreted according to the Order of Operations, your equation is ...

((2^2)x)^3 = 64

(4x)^3 = 64x^3 = 64 . . . . . . use (ab)^c = (a^c)(b^c)

x^3 = 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 64

x = ∛1 = 1

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Perhaps you want x in the exponent:

(2^(2x))^3 = 64

2^(6x) = 2^6 . . . . . . . . . use (a^b)^c = a^(bc)

6x = 6 . . . . . . . . match exponents

x = 1 . . . . . . divide by 6

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Additional comment

Folks are often not careful about identifying exponents. It is helpful if you write the exponent in a way that leaves no ambiguity.

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