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Ch. 4 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Blitzer - College Algebra 8th Edition
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5장, 문제 17

Solve each exponential equation in Exercises 1–22 by expressing each side as a power of the same base and then equating exponents. 4x=1/√2

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Rewrite the equation \(4^{x} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\) by expressing both sides as powers of the same base. Note that 4 can be written as \$2^{2}$ and \(\sqrt{2}\) can be written as \(2^{\frac{1}{2}}\).
Rewrite the left side as \(\left(2^{2}\right)^{x}\) and the right side as \(\frac{1}{2^{\frac{1}{2}}}\).
Use the property of exponents \(\left(a^{m}\right)^{n} = a^{mn}\) to simplify the left side to \$2^{2x}$.
Rewrite the right side \(\frac{1}{2^{\frac{1}{2}}}\) as \(2^{-\frac{1}{2}}\) using the negative exponent rule \(\frac{1}{a^{m}} = a^{-m}\).
Since the bases are the same (base 2), set the exponents equal: \(2x = -\frac{1}{2}\). Then solve for \(x\) by dividing both sides by 2.

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