If (3^{x}\cdot9^{x-1}=243), what is the value of (x)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (\frac{7}{3})
Since (9^{x-1}=3^{2x-2}), the total exponent is (x+2x-2=3x-2). From (243=3^{5}), (3x-2=5), so (x=\frac{7}{3}).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(\frac{7}{3})
Why is this the correct answer?
Since (9^{x-1}=3^{2x-2}), the total exponent is (x+2x-2=3x-2). From (243=3^{5}), (3x-2=5), so (x=\frac{7}{3}).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Polynomials. Topic: Operations on real numbers and the laws of exponents.
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