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Maths Help OL

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  • 18-01-2010 12:45am
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    ithoughtitwasap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭


    Could someone please help me with:

    3^2x+1 = route 27

    Thanks!


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    #2
    Professional Griefer
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    ithoughtitwasap wrote: »
    Could someone please help me with:

    3^2x+1 = route 27

    Thanks!

    Change the root 27 to 3 to the power of 3.
    Then you can forget the bases, so its 2x + 1 = 3, 2x = 2, x =1.


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    #3
    ithoughtitwasap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭ithoughtitwasap


    Thanks very much, great help!


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    CorkMaths.ie
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    the thing to remember about all these indices questions (indices means powers) is to have the base number the same which in this case would be three. Also remember a square root is a power of a half. Once the bases are the same, then you can put the powers equal.
    They always look difficult but follow the same pattern the whole time and are fairly predictable at OL


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