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Algebra Level 2

3 2 7 x = 2 7 3 x \large 3^{27^x} = 27^{3^x}

Find x x .

0.25 1 0.5 0.75

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4 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
May 16, 2021

3 2 7 3 = 2 7 3 x 3 2 7 x = 3 3 3 x 2 7 x = 3 3 x 3 3 x = 3 x + 1 3 x = x + 1 x = 1 2 = 0.5 \begin{aligned} 3^{27^3} & = 27^{3^x} \\ 3^{27^x} & = 3^{3 \cdot 3^x} \\ 27^x & = 3 \cdot 3^x \\ 3^{3x} & = 3^{x+1} \\ 3x & = x + 1 \\ \implies x & = \frac 12 = \boxed{0.5} \end{aligned}

Agent T
May 16, 2021

Know that 27 = 3 3 27=3^{3} And 3 3 x = 3 x + 1 3*3^{x}=3^{x+1}

Now let's start re-writing these equations:P

3 3 3 x = 3 3 3 x \large{3^{3^{3x}}=3^{3*3^{x}}}


3 3 3 x = 3 3 x + 1 \large{3^{3^{3x}}=3^{3^{x+1}}}


= > 3 3 x = 3 x + 1 \large{=>3^{3x}=3^{x+1}}


3 x = x + 1 \large{3x=x+1}


x = 1 2 \boxed{\Huge{x=\dfrac{1}{2}}}

Boom!

Razing Thunder
May 16, 2021
Saya Suka
May 16, 2021

3^(27^x) = 27^(3^x)
= (3^3)^(3^x)
= 3^(3 × 3^x)
= 3^(3^(1 + x))


Same base, just taking the index now
27^x = (3^3)^x
= 3^(3x)
= 3^(1 + x)

Again, taking the index of the index with
3x = 1 + x
x = 0.5

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