2(3^x) + 1 − 4(3^x) − 2 = 150
-2(3^x) = 150 - 1 + 2
-2(3^x) = 151
3^x = -151/2
3^x = -75.5
x = (ln(75.5) + i*pi*n) / ln(3), for any odd number n
x =~ 3.93599516486138420513487591 + 2.85960086738012726965214042*i*n, for any odd number n
(No real solutions.)
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Or did you mean:
2(3^(x + 1)) - 4(3^(x - 2)) = 150
(3^(x + 1)) - 2(3^(x - 2)) = 75
3(3^x) - (2(3^x)/(3^2)) = 75
3(3^x) - (2/9)(3^x) = 75
(3 - (2/9))(3^x) = 75
(25/9)(3^x) = 75
3^x = 75 / (25/9)
3^x = 27
x = (ln(27) + 2*i*pi*n) / ln(3), for any integer n
x = 3 + ((2*i*pi*n)/ln(3)), for any integer n
x =~ 3 + 5.7192017347602545393042808406673*i*n, for any integer n
If x is a real number, then n = 0, so x = 3
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