Golden Problem.

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If 4 x + 6 x = 9 x 4^{x} + 6^{x} = 9^{x} and the solution can be expressed as x = ln ( a + b c ) ln ( d c ) x = \dfrac{\ln(\dfrac{a + \sqrt{b}}{c})}{\ln(\dfrac{d}{c})} , where a , b , c a,b,c and d d are coprime positive integers, find a + b + c + d a + b + c + d .


The answer is 11.

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1 solution

Rocco Dalto
Nov 19, 2019

Let 4 x + 6 x = 9 x 4^{x} + 6^{x} = 9^{x}

Dividing both sides by 4 x 1 + ( 3 2 ) x = ( ( 3 2 ) x ) 2 4^{x} \implies 1 + (\dfrac{3}{2})^{x} = ((\dfrac{3}{2})^{x})^{2}

Let u = ( 3 2 ) x > 0 1 + u = u 2 u 2 u 1 = 0 u = (\dfrac{3}{2})^{x} > 0 \implies 1 + u = u^{2} \implies u^{2} - u - 1 = 0 \implies u = 1 + 5 2 ln ( u ) = ln ( 1 + 5 2 ) = x ln ( 3 2 ) u = \dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} \implies \ln(u) = \ln(\dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}) = x\ln(\dfrac{3}{2}) \implies x = ln ( 1 + 5 2 ) ln ( 3 2 ) = ln ( a + b c ) ln ( d c ) x = \dfrac{\ln(\dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2})}{\ln(\dfrac{3}{2})} = \dfrac{\ln(\dfrac{a + \sqrt{b}}{c})}{\ln(\dfrac{d}{c})}

a + b + c + d = 11 \implies a + b + c + d = \boxed{11} .

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