if27^x=9/3^x, find x
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If 27^x = 9 / (3^x), then find the value of x.
Solution:
27^x = 9 / (3^x)
⇒ (3^3)^x = 9 / (3^x)
⇒ (3^x)^3 = 9 / (3^x) [∵ (a^m)^n = (a^n)^m = a^(mn)]
⇒ (3^x)^3 · (3^x) = 9
⇒ (3^x)^4 = 9 [∵ a^m · a^n = a^(m + n)]
⇒ (3^4)^x = √81
⇒ 81^x = 81^(1/2)
From this, we get,
x = 1/2.
OR
27^x = 9 / (3^x)
⇒ (3^3)^x = (3^2) / (3^x)
⇒ 3^(3x) = 3^(2 - x)
Taking the exponents,
3x = 2 - x
⇒ 3x + x = 2
⇒ 4x = 2
⇒ 2x = 1
⇒ x = 1/2
Hence 1/2 is the answer.
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