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An irrational answer (Posted on 2023-03-30) Difficulty: 2 of 5
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1^x+2^x=4^x

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Solution Puzzle Solution | Comment 3 of 6 |
Let p = 2^x
Then, 1^x+2^x =4^x
Gives: p+1 =p^2
--> p^2-p-1=0
--> p = (1+/-v5)/2
However, we note that 1-v5<0, and thus we must disregard the root p = (1-v5)/2, since log_2(p) will then turn out complex or imaginary, which is not deemed as irrational.
Therefore, p = (1+v5)/2 =1.6180339887
Then, we must have: x = log_2(p) =log(1.6180339887)/log(2) 
[/EDIT]=~ 0.6942419136
 

Edited on March 31, 2023, 10:40 pm
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-03-30 20:01:18

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