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Find the value of x; if:

1(125)x7=52x1\dfrac{1}{(125)^{x-7}}=5^{2x-1}

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1(125)x7=52x11(53)x7=52x11(5)3(x7)=52x1153x21=52x1(15)3x21=52x15(3x21)=52x153x+21=52x13x+21=2x11+21=2x+3x22=5xx=225\dfrac{1}{(125)^{x-7}}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{(5^3)^{x-7}}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{(5)^{3(x-7)}}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{5^{3x-21}}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{1}{5}\Big)^{3x-21}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow 5^{-(3x-21)}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow 5^{-3x+21}=5^{2x-1}\\[1em] \Rightarrow -3x + 21 = 2x - 1\\[1em] \Rightarrow 1 + 21 = 2x + 3x\\[1em] \Rightarrow 22 = 5x\\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{22}{5}

If 1(125)x7=52x1\dfrac{1}{(125)^{x-7}}=5^{2x-1} then x=225x = \dfrac{22}{5}

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