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Question Number 22260 by Bruce Lee last updated on 14/Oct/17
8^(x−1) +(3/4)x=1      solve for x  Any idea?
8x1+34x=1solveforxAnyidea?
Answered by mrW1 last updated on 15/Oct/17
8^(x−1) =((4−3x)/4)  2^(3x−3) =−((3x−4)/4)  2×2^(3x−4) =−((3x−4)/4)  2^(3x−4) =−((3x−4)/8)  let t=3x−4  ⇒2^t =−(t/8)  ⇒e^(tln 2) =−(t/8)  ⇒((−te^(−tln 2) )/8)=1  ⇒((−tln 2e^(−tln 2) )/(8ln 2))=1  ⇒(−tln 2)e^((−tln 2)) =8ln 2  ⇒−tln 2=W(8ln 2)  ⇒t=−((W(8ln 2))/(ln 2))=3x−4  ⇒x=(1/3)[4−((W(8ln 2))/(ln 2))]=(1/3)[4−2]=(2/3)    this method works for any other values:  a^(x−1) +bx=c  ⇒a^(x−1) =−b(x−(c/b))  ⇒a^(x−(c/b)+(c/b)−1) =−b(x−(c/b))  ⇒a^((c/b)−1) ×a^(x−(c/b)) =−b(x−(c/b))  ⇒a^((c/b)−1) ×e^((x−(c/b))ln a) =−b(x−(c/b))  ⇒a^((c/b)−1) =−b(x−(c/b))e^(−(x−(c/b))ln a)   ⇒((a^((c/b)−1)  ln a)/b)=[−(x−(c/b))ln a]e^(−(x−(c/b))ln a)   ⇒−(x−(c/b))ln a=W(((a^((c/b)−1)  ln a)/b))  ⇒x=(c/b)−((W(((a^((c/b)−1)  ln a)/b)))/(ln a))
8x1=43x423x3=3x442×23x4=3x4423x4=3x48lett=3x42t=t8etln2=t8tetln28=1tln2etln28ln2=1(tln2)e(tln2)=8ln2tln2=W(8ln2)t=W(8ln2)ln2=3x4x=13[4W(8ln2)ln2]=13[42]=23thismethodworksforanyothervalues:ax1+bx=cax1=b(xcb)axcb+cb1=b(xcb)acb1×axcb=b(xcb)acb1×e(xcb)lna=b(xcb)acb1=b(xcb)e(xcb)lnaacb1lnab=[(xcb)lna]e(xcb)lna(xcb)lna=W(acb1lnab)x=cbW(acb1lnab)lna
Answered by mrW1 last updated on 15/Oct/17
8^(x−1) +(3/4)x=1  ⇒(8^x /8)+((3x)/4)=  ⇒(2^(3x) /8)+((3x)/4)=1  try with 3x=2  (2^2 /8)+(2/4)=(1/2)+(1/2)= 1 ⇒ok  ⇒3x=2 is correct  ⇒x=(2/3)    this method works only in very  special cases.
8x1+34x=18x8+3x4=23x8+3x4=1trywith3x=2228+24=12+12=1ok3x=2iscorrectx=23thismethodworksonlyinveryspecialcases.

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