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Solve. Write your answer as an integer or a fraction in simplest form.\newline49=7x49 = 7^x\newlinex=x = ______

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Q. Solve. Write your answer as an integer or a fraction in simplest form.\newline49=7x49 = 7^x\newlinex=x = ______
  1. Rewrite as power of 77: Rewrite 4949 as a power of 77, since 77 times 77 is 4949, we get 727^2.\newlineSo, 49=7249 = 7^2.
  2. Set exponents equal: Now we have 7x=727^x = 7^2.\newlineSince the bases are the same, we can set the exponents equal to each other.\newlineSo, x=2x = 2.

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