This is an exponential equation that
requires substitution technique.
14^14x -
2*14^7x + 1 = 0
It is a bi-quadratic
equation:
We'll substitute 14^7x by another
variable.
14^7x = t
We'll
square raise both sides:
14^14x =
t^2
We'll re-write the equation, having "t" as
variable.
t^2 - 2t + 1 = 0
The
equation above is the result of expanding the
square:
(t-1)^2 = 0
t1 = t2 =
1
But 14^7x = t1.
14^7x =
1
We'll write 1 as a power of
14:
14^7x= 14^0
Since the
bases are matching, we'll apply the one to one property:
7x
= 0
We'll divide by 7 both
sides:
x =
0.
The solution of the equation is x =
0.
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