Sunday, February 28, 2016

What is the solution for 5^x^2=15625/5^x ?

We'll write 15625 as a power of 5, to create matching
bases.


5^(x^2) = 5^6/5^x


We'll
apply the quotient rule of the exponentials that have matching
bases:


5^(x^2) = 5^(6-x)


Since
the base are matching, we'll apply one to one property:


x^2
= 6 - x


We'll subtract 6 - x both
sides:


x^2 + x - 6 = 0


We'll
apply quadratic formula:


x1 = [-1 + sqrt(1 +
24)]/2


x1 = (-1 + 5)/2


x1 =
2


x2 = (-1-5)/2


x2 =
-3


The equation will have 2 solutions and
they are: {-3 ; 2}.

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