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Which value for x makes the statement true?
0.07=0.2632
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Likely interpretation: 0.2632 is in base x, and it equals 0.07 in base 10. So
(0.2632)_x = 2/x + 6/x^2 + 3/x^3 + 2/x^4 = 0.07.
Multiply through by x^4:
2x^3 + 6x^2 + 3x + 2 = 0.07 x^4.
Rearrange:
0.07 x^4 - 2x^3 - 6x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0.
Solving this numerically (and noting x must be > 6 because the digit 6 appears) gives
x ≈ 31.34 (approximately 31.343–31.345).
Note: there is no exact integer base solution; for x = 31 the left side ≈ 0.07086 and for x = 32 ≈ 0.06845, so the exact match is at a noninteger base ≈ 31.34.
(0.2632)_x = 2/x + 6/x^2 + 3/x^3 + 2/x^4 = 0.07.
Multiply through by x^4:
2x^3 + 6x^2 + 3x + 2 = 0.07 x^4.
Rearrange:
0.07 x^4 - 2x^3 - 6x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0.
Solving this numerically (and noting x must be > 6 because the digit 6 appears) gives
x ≈ 31.34 (approximately 31.343–31.345).
Note: there is no exact integer base solution; for x = 31 the left side ≈ 0.07086 and for x = 32 ≈ 0.06845, so the exact match is at a noninteger base ≈ 31.34.
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