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by hetavdave » Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:03 am
I was able to guess the correct answer but can anyone please explain the answer in detail.

If 2^x - 2^x-2 = 3(2^13) then what is value of x?

a. 9
b. 11
c. 13
d. 15
e. 17

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by DanaJ » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:01 am
It's only a matter of seeing the common factor of 2^x and 2^(x-2). It will be 2^(x-2):

2^x - 2^(x-2) = 2^(x-2)*(2^2 - 1) = 2^(x-2)*3

Since you have 2^(x - 2)*3 = 3*2^13, you get that x - 2 = 13, with x = 15.
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