We notice that we can write 15 = 3*5 => 15^2x =
3^2x*5^2x
We'lldivide 15^2x by
5^7:
15^2x/5^7 =
3^2x*5^2x/5^7
We'll use qutotient property for the
exponentials that have matching bases:
3^2x*5^2x/5^7 =
3^2x*5^(2x-7)
We'll re-write the
equation:
3^(3x-3)*5^(x-4)=3^2x*5^(2x-7)
We'll
divide by 3^2x and we'll get:
3^(3x-3)*5^(x-4)/3^2x =
5^(2x-7)
We'll divide by
5^(x-4):
3^(3x-3)/3^2x =
5^(2x-7)/5^(x-4)
We'll subtract the
exponents:
3^(3x - 3 - 2x) = 5^(2x - 7 - x +
4)
We'll combine like terms inside
brackets:
3^(x - 3) = 5^(x -
3)
We'll re-write the
equation:
3^x*3^-3 =
5^x*5^-3
3^x/3^3 =
5^x/5^3
We'll create matching bases. We'll divide by
5^x:
3^x/5^x*3^3 = 1/5^3
We'll
multiply by 3^3:
3^x/5^x =
3^3/5^3
(3/5)^x =
(3/5)^3
Since the bases are matching, we'll apply one to
one property:
x =
3
The real solution of the equation is x =
3.
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