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[Thylacine]

l og₃ 81 = x

then 3^x = 81

3^x = 3⁴

therefore x = 4




1¹= 1

1⁰ = 1

1¹ = 1⁰

1 = 0

Why is this wrong / right ????

 

[Carrotsticks]

See how you have 1 on the RHS there? Think about how that 1 is expressed.

Is it just 1^0 or 1^1?

 

[albertcamus]

1^0 = 1

so 1 = 1

 

[braintic]

l og₃ 81 = x

then 3^x = 81

3^x = 3⁴

therefore x = 4




1¹= 1

1⁰ = 1

1¹ = 1⁰

1 = 0

Why is this wrong / right ????

(-2)^2 = 2^2

Does this mean -2 = 2 ?

 

[SpiralFlex]

1^0 = 1

so 1 = 1

While your arithmetic is correct he is not simplifying the RHS and LHS he is claiming that for any number b

B^m = B^N implies m=n clearly not true sorry stuck in train

 

[SpiralFlex]

Solve 1^m = 1^n

Doesn't mean m needs to equal n

I will explain more when I leave train

 

[albertcamus]

While your arithmetic is correct he is not simplifying the RHS and LHS he is claiming that for any number b

B^m = B^N implies m=n clearly not true sorry stuck in train

oh lol right he's doing it with the powers wtf

 

[SpiralFlex]

Exactly what I have said thy

1^1 = 1^2 = 1^3 = 1^n = ..... For n integral excluding infinity we cannot say 1=2=3=...=n

 

[Thylacine]

(-2)^2 = 2^2

Does this mean -2 = 2 ?

I'm not comparing the bases ie (-2 and 2).

I'm looking at the exponents ie x and 4 then 1 and 0

 

[Thylacine]

Exactly what I have said thy

1^1 = 1^2 = 1^3 = 1^n = ..... For n integral excluding infinity we cannot say 1=2=3=...=n

Yep that makes sense. Thanks

 

[braintic]

I'm not comparing the bases ie (-2 and 2).

I'm looking at the exponents ie x and 4 then 1 and 0

But its the same general concept: If f(a) = f(b), that doesn't mean a=b