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Find x, if :

42x = 132\dfrac{1}{32}

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Given,

42x=132(22)2x=12524x=254x=5x=54.\Rightarrow 4^{2x} = \dfrac{1}{32} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (2^2)^{2x} = \dfrac{1}{2^5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{4x} = 2^{-5} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4x = -5 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = -\dfrac{5}{4}.

Hence, x = 54-\dfrac{5}{4}.

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