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Find the value of x; if:

(23)3×(23)4=(23)2x+1\Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^3 \times \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{-4} = \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{2x+1}

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(23)3×(23)4=(23)2x+1(23)3+(4)=(23)2x+134=2x+11=2x+111=2x2=2xx=22x=1\Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^3 \times \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{-4} = \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{2x+1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{3+(-4)} = \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{2x+1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow 3 - 4 = 2x + 1\\[1em] \Rightarrow -1 = 2x + 1\\[1em] \Rightarrow -1 - 1 = 2x\\[1em] \Rightarrow -2 = 2x\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{-2}{2}\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = -1

If (23)3×(23)4=(23)2x+1\Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^3 \times \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{-4} = \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{2x+1}, then x=1x = -1.

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