This is the problem:
What number does X have to be so that the following equasion is correct:
2^(x-1) + 2^(x-4) + 2^(x-2) = 6,5555...
Solve: 2x-1 + 2x-4 + 2x-2 = 6,5555...
First:
6,55555... = 6 + 5/9 = 54/9 + 5/9 = 59/9
The terms: 2x-1, 2x-4, and 2x-2 can all be written in terms of 2x-4:
2x-1 = 2x-4+3 = 2x-4·23 = 2x-4·8
2x-4 = 2x-4·1
2x-2 = 2x-4+2 = 2x-4·22 = 2x-4·4
Therefore, the problem can be re-written as:
2x-4·8 + 2x-4·1 + 2x-4·4 = 59/9
Factoring out the term 2x-4:
2x-4(8 + 1 + 4) = 59/9
2x-4(13) = 59/9
Dividing by 13:
2x-4 = (59/9) / 13
2x-4 = 59/117
Taking the log of both sides:
log( 2x-4 ) = log(59/117)
Simplifying:
(x-4)·log(2) = log(59/117)
Dividing by log(2):
x - 4 = log(59/117) / log(2)
Adding 4:
x = log(59/117) / log(2) + 4
x = 3.012278...
Solve for x over the real numbers:
2^(x - 4) + 2^(x - 2) + 2^(x - 1) = 59/9
Simplify and substitute y = 2^x.
2^(x - 4) + 2^(x - 2) + 2^(x - 1) = (13×2^x)/16
= (13 y)/16:
(13 y)/16 = 59/9
Multiply both sides by 16/13:
y = 944/117
Substitute back for y = 2^x:
2^x = 944/117
Take the logarithm base 2 of both sides:
x = (ln(944/117))/(ln(2))