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Solve the following equation 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)x22x2×(12)32x=(23)x22x2×(21)32x=23x22x2×22x3=23x22x2+2x3=23x24x5=23x4x5=3x4x+3x=57x=5x=57.\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^{2x - 2} \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^{2x - 3} = 2^{-3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{2x - 2 + 2x - 3} = 2^{-3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2^{4x - 5} = 2^{-3x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4x - 5 = -3x \\[1em] \Rightarrow 4x + 3x = 5 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 7x = 5 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{5}{7}.

Hence, x = 57\dfrac{5}{7}.

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