题目
Problem
In this question you must show all stages of your working.
(a) By substituting p=2x, show that
2×4x−2x+3=17×2x−1−4
can be written as
4p2−33p+8=0.
(3)
(b) Hence solve
2×4x−2x+3=17×2x−1−4.
(3)
解答
(a)
解法一
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令 p=2x 后,要把所有含 x 的指数项都改写成 p。其中 4x=(22)x=(2x)2=p2,而 2x+3=8p,2x−1=21p。
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Let
p=2x.
Then
4x=2x+3=2x−1=(22)x=(2x)2=p2,2x⋅23=8p,22x=2p.
So
2×4x−2x+3=2p2−8p=17×2x−1−4217p−4.
Multiplying by 2 gives
4p2−16p=4p2−33p+8=17p−80.
(b)
解法一
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承接 (a),先解关于 p 的二次方程,再由 p=2x 回到 x。注意 p=2x 必须为正;本题两个 p 值都为正,所以都可以使用。
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From part (a),
4p2−33p+8=(4p−1)(p−8)=00.
Hence
p=41orp=8.
Since p=2x,
2x=41=2−2or2x=8=23.
Therefore
x=−2orx=3.