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smallsorrow
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(1/5)^m (1/4)^18 = 1/2*10^35 STEP1
{Since 1/4 = 1/2 ^ 2 and 10 = 2*5}
= 1/5^m 1/2^36 = 1/2^1 (1/2.5)^35 STEP 2
{
1) (ab)^m = a^m b ^m
2) a ^ m * a ^ n = a ^ m+n
3)I HAVE GROUPED 1/2 ^ 1 AND 1/2 ^ 35 AS 1/2 ^ 36)
}
=1/5 ^ m * 1/2 ^ 36 = (1/2) ^ 36 * (1/5)^35 STEP3
Therefore m = 35
Whats the OA?
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