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Find the real value of
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satisfying the real equation above.
The answer is of the form 5 − b a , where a and b are positive co-prime integers, then find the value of a + b .
Note :- Here x = { − 1 , 0 , 1 }
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34% got 34. Coincidence(as of 11:36 May 2, 2016 )
L e t Y = 5 5 = 3 1 2 5 . S o t h e p r o b l e m r e d u c e s t o 5 x ⎝ ⎛ x 5 Y ⎠ ⎞ 5 x = Y . 5 x ⎝ ⎛ x 5 Y ⎠ ⎞ 5 x = ⎝ ⎛ x 5 Y ⎠ ⎞ 5 x x 5 1 = Y 5 x 5 4 × x 5 1 = Y 1 . S i n c e t h e b a s e Y i s s a m e e q u a t i n g p o w e r s , 5 x 5 2 9 1 = 1 ⟹ 5 − 1 = x 5 2 9 S o x = 5 − 2 9 5 = 5 − b a ∴ a + b = 3 4
Great I see that you have started substituting x in place of X. Why not start substituting y in place of Y. ;) Thanks for the solution :)
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Y was I named but the original problem has x so I did not change that to X.
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Alright your call :) Are you really 88 yrs old, sir?
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@Ashish Menon – Yes the year is 1928.
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@Niranjan Khanderia – A very experienced person of life ^^
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5 x ⎝ ⎜ ⎜ ⎛ x 5 ( 5 ) 5 ⎠ ⎟ ⎟ ⎞ 5 x 5 x 5 5 × x 5 1 × 5 x 1 5 x − 5 + 5 1 − 1 5 x − 5 2 9 Equating the powers : − x − 5 2 9 Raising power of 5 on both sides : − x − 2 9 Raising root of -29 on both sides : − x ∴ a + b = 3 1 2 5 = 5 5 = 5 5 = 5 5 = 5 = 5 5 = 5 − 2 9 5 = 5 + 2 9 = 3 4