Solving Exponentials with Like Bases

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What is the first step in solving exponential equations?

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Get like bases.

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x = -1

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x = 5

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x = -\frac{7}{5}

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x = -1

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What does it mean to have like bases in exponential equations?

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It means that the bases of the exponential expressions are the same, allowing for the exponents to be set equal to each other.

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m = n, provided that a is not equal to 0 or 1.

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The base is 2.

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x = 2.