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1. Identify a common base. Find a base that both numbers can be written as a power of.
2. Rewrite with the common base. Multiply any current exponents and new exponents that are next to each other.
3. Set exponents equal. Since the bases are equal, the exponents must be equal.
4. Solve the linear equation. Use opposite operations to solve for the variable.
11_3 Example1
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Click each icon to reveal each step.
1. Identify a common base. Find a base that both numbers can be written as a power of.
2. Rewrite with the common base. Multiply any current exponents and new exponents that are next to each other.
3. Set exponents equal. Since the bases are equal, the exponents must be equal.
4. Solve the linear equation. Use opposite operations to solve for the variable.