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Exercise 14 Page 265

Rewrite the terms so that they have a common base.

n=- 3/4

Practice makes perfect
To solve the given exponential equation, we will start by rewriting the terms so that they have a common base.
64^(3n) = 8^(2n-3)
(8^2)^(3n) = 8^(2n-3)
8^(2 * 3n) = 8^(2n-3)
8^(6n) = 8^(2n-3)
Now, we have two equivalent expressions with the same base. If both sides of the equation are equal, the exponents must also be equal. 8^(6n) = 8^(2n-3) ⇔ 6n = 2n-3 Finally, we will solve the equation 6n = 2n-3.
6n = 2n-3
4n = -3
n=-3/4
n = - 3/4