Solve 2^x= 8^x

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To solve the equation \(2^x = 8^x\), we can start by expressing \(8\) in terms of a base of \(2\):

\[ 8 = 2^3 \]

So we can rewrite \(8^x\) as:

\[ 8^x = (2^3)^x = 2^{3x} \]

Now we can substitute this back into the original equation:

\[ 2^x = 2^{3x} \]

Since the bases are the same, we can set the exponents equal to each other:

\[ x = 3x \]

Next, we can isolate \(x\) by subtracting \(3x\) from both sides:

\[ x - 3x = 0 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ -2x = 0 \]

Dividing both sides by \(-2\), we find:

\[ x = 0 \]

Thus, the solution to the equation \(2^x = 8^x\) is:

\[ \boxed{0} \]