gmataug08 Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts View User Profile Posts: 105 Joined: Sat May 17, 2008 8:12 pm Thanked: 6 times exponents by gmataug08 » Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:56 pm If [27^(4x+2)] x {162^(-2x)] x 36^x x [9(6-2x)] = 1 , then what is the value of x? A) -9 B) -6 C) 3 D) 6 E) 9 OA : A Is there any tricks to simplify the exponents to form an equation? The usual standard way takes more than 2 minutes. TIA. Top Quote