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6*4^x-13*6^x+6*9^x=0

 Jun 3, 2015

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Solutions can be seen more easily from the following:

 

 exponent solutions:

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 Jun 3, 2015
 #1
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Integer solutions are x = + or - 1

 

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=6*4%5Ex-13*6%5Ex%2B6*9%5Ex%3D0

 Jun 3, 2015
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Solutions can be seen more easily from the following:

 

 exponent solutions:

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Alan Jun 3, 2015
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Thanks Alan

I would not have thought to do that.

How can you tell that there will be another solution as as  $$x\rightarrow -\infty$$   ?

 Jun 3, 2015
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Because, if you look at the original form of the equation, 4-∞ = 0, 6-∞ = 0 and 9-∞ = 0 i.e. each of the terms on the LHS is individually zero.

 

In that limit my rearranged version of the equation doesn't hold, because a divide by zero would be involved.

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 Jun 3, 2015
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Thanks Alan, that makes sense :)

 Jun 3, 2015

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