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Solve the following equation for x:

pq=(qp)12x\sqrt{\dfrac{p}{q}} = \Big(\dfrac{q}{p}\Big)^{1 - 2x}

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pq=(qp)12x(pq)12=(pq)(12x)(pq)12=(pq)(2x1)12=2x12x=1+122x=32x=34.\Rightarrow \sqrt{\dfrac{p}{q}} = \Big(\dfrac{q}{p}\Big)^{1 - 2x} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{p}{q}\Big)^{\dfrac{1}{2}} = \Big(\dfrac{p}{q}\Big)^{-(1 - 2x)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \Big(\dfrac{p}{q}\Big)^{\dfrac{1}{2}} = \Big(\dfrac{p}{q}\Big)^{(2x - 1)} \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2} = 2x - 1 \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2x = 1 + \dfrac{1}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 2x = \dfrac{3}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \dfrac{3}{4}.

Hence, x = 34\dfrac{3}{4}.

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