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Solve for x :

4x1×(0.5)32x=(18)x4^{x - 1} \times (0.5)^{3 - 2x} = \Big(\dfrac{1}{8}\Big)^{-x}

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4x1×(0.5)32x=(18)x(22)x1×(510)32x=(123)x22(x1)×(12)32x=(23)x22x2×(21)32x=23x22x2×21(32x)=23x2(2x2)+[1(32x)]=23x22x23+2x=23x24x5=23x4x5=3x4x3x=5x=5.\Rightarrow 4^{x - 1} \times (0.5)^{3 - 2x} = \Big(\dfrac{1}{8}\Big)^{-x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow (2^2)^{x - 1} \times \Big(\dfrac{5}{10}\Big)^{3 - 2x} = \Big(\dfrac{1}{2^3}\Big)^{-x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{2(x - 1)} \times \Big(\dfrac{1}{2}\Big)^{3 - 2x} = (2^{-3})^{-x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{2x - 2} \times (2^{-1})^{3 - 2x} = 2^{3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{2x - 2} \times 2^{-1(3 - 2x)} = 2^{3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{(2x - 2) + [-1(3 - 2x)]} = 2^{3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{2x - 2 - 3 + 2x} = 2^{3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{4x - 5} = 2^{3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4x - 5 = 3x \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4x - 3x = 5 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 5.

Hence, x = 5.

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