To determine which equations can be rewritten to have common bases on both sides, we should look for the potential to express the numbers as powers of the same base.
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3^x = 4^(x + 1):
- This equation cannot be rewritten to have the same base, as 3 and 4 are different bases with no common base representation.
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3^x = 9^(2x - 1):
- Here, 9 can be rewritten as \(3^2\). So, \(9^{(2x - 1)} = (3^2)^{(2x - 1)} = 3^{2(2x - 1)} = 3^{4x - 2}\). Therefore, the equation can be rewritten as \(3^x = 3^{4x - 2}\), which has a common base.
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4^(3x - 1) = 64^x:
- The number 64 can be rewritten as \(4^3\). So, \(64^x = (4^3)^x = 4^{3x}\). Thus, it can be rewritten as \(4^{(3x - 1)} = 4^{3x}\), which has a common base.
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2^x = 6:
- This equation cannot be rewritten to have a common base, as 6 cannot be expressed as a power of 2.
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81 = 9^x:
- Here, 81 can be rewritten as \(9^2\). So, the equation can be written as \(9^2 = 9^x\), which has a common base.
Thus, the equations that can be rewritten to have common bases are 3^x = 9^(2x - 1), 4^(3x - 1) = 64^x, and 81 = 9^x.