Identity equation

Algebra Level 2

Find the value of x x if 9 x 6 3 x 55 = 0 9^x - 6\cdot 3^x - 55 = 0

6 5 0 none of these

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2 solutions

Steven Chase
Sep 12, 2016

Zee Ell
Sep 12, 2016

x N : 9 x Z and 6. 3 x = 6 3 x 1 0 x Z \forall x \in \mathbb {N}: 9^x \in \mathbb {Z} \text { and } 6.3^x = \frac {63^x}{10^x} \notin \mathbb {Z}

(since 63 and 10 are coprimes and so are all their (positive integer) powers)

Therefore, we can close out 5 and 6.

For x = 0, we get:

9 0 6. 3 0 55 = 1 1 55 = 55 0 9^0 - 6.3^0 - 55 = 1 - 1 - 55 = - 55 ≠ 0

Hence, our answer is:

None of these. \boxed { \text {None of these.} }

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