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(25^(x-1,5))-(12*5^(x-2))+7=0 equation

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  x - 3/2       x - 2        
25        - 12*5      + 7 = 0
$$\left(25^{x - \frac{3}{2}} - 12 \cdot 5^{x - 2}\right) + 7 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$\left(25^{x - \frac{3}{2}} - 12 \cdot 5^{x - 2}\right) + 7 = 0$$
or
$$\left(25^{x - \frac{3}{2}} - 12 \cdot 5^{x - 2}\right) + 7 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = 5^{x}$$
we get
$$\frac{v^{2}}{125} - \frac{12 v}{25} + 7 = 0$$
or
$$\frac{v^{2}}{125} - \frac{12 v}{25} + 7 = 0$$
This equation is of the form
a*v^2 + b*v + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$v_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$v_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = \frac{1}{125}$$
$$b = - \frac{12}{25}$$
$$c = 7$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(-12/25)^2 - 4 * (1/125) * (7) = 4/625

Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
v1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

v2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$v_{1} = 35$$
$$v_{2} = 25$$
do backward replacement
$$5^{x} = v$$
or
$$x = \frac{\log{\left(v \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
The final answer
$$x_{1} = \frac{\log{\left(25 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} = 2$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\log{\left(35 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}} = 1 + \frac{\log{\left(7 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
The graph
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
    log(35)
2 + -------
     log(5)
$$2 + \frac{\log{\left(35 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
=
    log(35)
2 + -------
     log(5)
$$2 + \frac{\log{\left(35 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
product
  log(35)
2*-------
   log(5)
$$2 \frac{\log{\left(35 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
=
   /    2   \
   |  ------|
   |  log(5)|
log\35      /
$$\log{\left(35^{\frac{2}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}} \right)}$$
log(35^(2/log(5)))
Rapid solution [src]
x1 = 2
$$x_{1} = 2$$
     log(35)
x2 = -------
      log(5)
$$x_{2} = \frac{\log{\left(35 \right)}}{\log{\left(5 \right)}}$$
x2 = log(35)/log(5)
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 2.0
x2 = 2.20906195512217
x2 = 2.20906195512217