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# If 1/2^m +

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If 1/2^m + [#permalink]  07 Mar 2018, 15:31
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If $$\frac{1}{2^m} + \frac{1}{2^m} = \frac{1}{2^x}$$, then x expressed in terms of m is

A. $$\frac{m}{2}$$

B. $$m - 1$$

C. $$m + 1$$

D. $$2m$$

E. $$m^2$$

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Re: If 1/2^m + [#permalink]  07 Mar 2018, 19:28
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To get rid of all the fractions, multiply all terms by 2^m and by 2^x to get:

2^x +2^x = 2^m

Collect similar terms:

2x2^x = 2^m

Collect same bases on the left by thinking of the 2 as 2^1:

2^1x2^x = 2^m

Multiplying the same bases with different exponents cant be done by adding the exponents:

2^(1+x) = 2^m

Now we can ignore the bases:

1+x = m

Subtract 1:

x = m - 1

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