Monday, August 22, 2011

Find solutions of equation? 14^14x - 2*14^7x + 1=0

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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