Asked by ryan

What is the value of x 5^x+2=5^9

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Do you mean 5^(x+2) = 5^9 or 5^x + 2 = 5^9? These give different answers:

- If 5^(x+2) = 5^9, then x + 2 = 9 so x = 7.

- If 5^x + 2 = 5^9, then 5^x = 5^9 − 2 so x = log_5(5^9 − 2) ≈ 8.999999364.