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4^x-29*2^x+168=0

4^x-29*2^x+168=0 equation

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4  - 29*2  + 168 = 0
$$- 29 \cdot 2^{x} + 4^{x} + 168 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation:
$$- 29 \cdot 2^{x} + 4^{x} + 168 = 0$$
or
$$\left(- 29 \cdot 2^{x} + 4^{x} + 168\right) + 0 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$v = 2^{x}$$
we get
$$v^{2} - 29 v + 168 = 0$$
or
$$v^{2} - 29 v + 168 = 0$$
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 $D = b^2 - 4 a c$ is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 1$$
$$b = -29$$
$$c = 168$$
, then
$$D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = $$
$$\left(-1\right) 1 \cdot 4 \cdot 168 + \left(-29\right)^{2} = 169$$
Because D > 0, then the equation has two roots.
$$v_1 = \frac{(-b + \sqrt{D})}{2 a}$$
$$v_2 = \frac{(-b - \sqrt{D})}{2 a}$$
or
$$v_{1} = 21$$
Simplify
$$v_{2} = 8$$
Simplify
do backward replacement
$$2^{x} = v$$
or
$$x = \frac{\log{\left(v \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}$$
The final answer
$$x_{1} = \frac{\log{\left(8 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}} = 3$$
$$x_{2} = \frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}} = \frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}$$
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Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
    log(21)
3 + -------
     log(2)
$$\left(3\right) + \left(\frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}\right)$$
=
    log(21)
3 + -------
     log(2)
$$3 + \frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}$$
product
    log(21)
3 * -------
     log(2)
$$\left(3\right) * \left(\frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}\right)$$
=
3*log(21)
---------
  log(2) 
$$\frac{3 \log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}$$
Rapid solution [src]
x_1 = 3
$$x_{1} = 3$$
      log(21)
x_2 = -------
       log(2)
$$x_{2} = \frac{\log{\left(21 \right)}}{\log{\left(2 \right)}}$$
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 4.39231742277876
x2 = 3.0
x2 = 3.0
The graph
4^x-29*2^x+168=0 equation