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| PAGE: 489 | SET: Exercises | PROBLEM: 32 |
The equation is 
.
Solve the equation.
(Original equation)
(Substitute: 
)
(Definition of negative exponents: 
)
(Power of a powers: 
)
(Multiply exponents)
Equality for exponential functions property: 
if and only if 
.
(Add 
to each side)
(Apply additive inverse property: 
)
(Subtract 
from each side)
(Apply additive inverse property: )
(Divide each side by 
)
(Simplify)
The value of 
is 
.
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