To solve this equation, first simplify the left side by combining the terms with the same base (4):
4^(x-1) + 4^x = 4^x 4^(-1) + 4^x = (1/4) 4^x + 4^x= (1/4 + 1) 4^x= (5/4) 4^x
Now, we can rewrite the equation as:
(5/4) * 4^x = 64/5
To solve for x, we can rewrite 64/5 as a multiple of 4:
64/5 = 64/5 * 4/4 = 256/20
So the equation becomes:
(5/4) * 4^x = 256/20
Now, divide both sides by (5/4) to solve for 4^x:
4^x = (256/20) / (5/4)4^x = (256/20) * (4/5)4^x = 1024/1004^x = 64/25
Now, we can rewrite 64/25 as a power of 4:
64/25 = (4^3) / (5^2)
4^x = (4^3) / (5^2)
Now we can equate the exponents:
x = 3 - 2x = 1
Therefore, the solution to the equation 4^(x-1) + 4^x = 64/5 is x = 1.
To solve this equation, first simplify the left side by combining the terms with the same base (4):
4^(x-1) + 4^x = 4^x 4^(-1) + 4^x = (1/4) 4^x + 4^x
= (1/4 + 1) 4^x
= (5/4) 4^x
Now, we can rewrite the equation as:
(5/4) * 4^x = 64/5
To solve for x, we can rewrite 64/5 as a multiple of 4:
64/5 = 64/5 * 4/4 = 256/20
So the equation becomes:
(5/4) * 4^x = 256/20
Now, divide both sides by (5/4) to solve for 4^x:
4^x = (256/20) / (5/4)
4^x = (256/20) * (4/5)
4^x = 1024/100
4^x = 64/25
Now, we can rewrite 64/25 as a power of 4:
64/25 = (4^3) / (5^2)
So the equation becomes:
4^x = (4^3) / (5^2)
Now we can equate the exponents:
x = 3 - 2
x = 1
Therefore, the solution to the equation 4^(x-1) + 4^x = 64/5 is x = 1.