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Find x, if :

(233)x1=278\Big(\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{2}{3}}\Big)^{x - 1} = \dfrac{27}{8}

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(233)x1=278(2313)x1=(32)3(23)x13=(23)3x13=3x1=3×3x1=9x=9+1=8.\Rightarrow \Big(\sqrt[3]{\dfrac{2}{3}}\Big)^{x - 1} = \dfrac{27}{8} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}^{\dfrac{1}{3}}\Big)^{x - 1} = \Big(\dfrac{3}{2}\Big)^3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{\dfrac{x - 1}{3}} = \Big(\dfrac{2}{3}\Big)^{-3} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x - 1}{3} = -3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x - 1 = 3 \times -3 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x - 1 = -9 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = -9 + 1 = -8.

Hence, x = -8.

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