X should equal zero. Any number to the zero power is one. All those gymnastics were unnecessary. And the exponent HAD to be the same for both as the problem has been written using a single variable. If the exponents were different, you’d have needed two separate variables, eg 8^x + 2^y = 2
X= 0.
X should equal zero. Any number to the zero power is one. All those gymnastics were unnecessary. And the exponent HAD to be the same for both as the problem has been written using a single variable. If the exponents were different, you’d have needed two separate variables, eg 8^x + 2^y = 2