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Algebra Difficulty 5.0 AIME Find the answer

7.435x8x1x=5007.43 \quad 5^{x} \sqrt[x]{8^{x-1}}=500.

7.445xx+20.24x+2=125x40.04x27.44 \quad 5^{\frac{x}{\sqrt{x}+2}} \cdot 0.2^{\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}+2}}=125^{x-4} \cdot 0.04^{x-2}.

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Solution

7.43 According to the definition of the root, x0x \neq 0. Let's write the equation as

5x23x3x=5322 5^{x} \cdot 2^{\frac{3 x-3}{x}}=5^{3} \cdot 2^{2}

Dividing both sides by 532205^{3} \cdot 2^{2} \neq 0, we get

5x323x3x2=1, or 5x32x3x=1, or (521x)x3=1 5^{x-3} \cdot 2^{\frac{3 x-3}{x}-2}=1, \text { or } 5^{x-3} \cdot 2^{\frac{x-3}{x}}=1, \text { or }\left(5 \cdot 2^{\frac{1}{x}}\right)^{x-3}=1

Since 521x>05 \cdot 2^{\frac{1}{x}}>0 and 521x15 \cdot 2^{\frac{1}{x}} \neq 1, then x3=0x-3=0, i.e., x=3x=3.

Answer: x=3x=3.

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