A Nice Math Olympiad Exponential Equation 3^x = X^9

A Nice Exponential Equation 3^x = X^9 How to Solve Math Olympiad Question 3^x = X^9 Exponential Equation? What is the value of x? Find the value of x? Solving Math Olympiad Question A Nice Exponential Equation 3^x = X^9
In this video, we'll show you How to Solve Math Olympiad Question A Nice Exponential Equation 3^x = X^9 in a clear and concise way. Whether you're a student learning the basics or a professional looking to refresh your knowledge, this video is for you. By the end of this video, you'll have a solid understanding of how to solve math olympiad exponential equations and be able to apply these skills to a variety of problems. So whether you're studying for an exam or just looking to improve your math skills, be sure to watch this video and take your math knowledge to the next level!
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[@sergeyzelensky9481]

Nice, but...when we are talking about solving equation, it is necessary to find all of them or indicate that it's required find some of x. From graphs of functions easy to see that the equation has two solutions. One is : 1.15

[@Iam-ix4he]

Ok RS Grewal

[@seba8115]

I correct myself: the grade is nineth so the ecuation has 9 solutions)

[@bikox4352]

Both functions have only one intersection point in the first quadrant. The solution shown is therefore completely correct.

[@debikk4204]

​@@bikox4352They have two intersection points. One being in x=27, and second in x≈1.151, which was mentioned

[@yuborthedominator687]

@@bikox4352yea, in the first quadrant maybe, what about the other ones?

[@Altair705]

Nice trick, but there's a flaw in the end when you deduce from x^(1/x) = 27^(1/27) that x=27. There's no warranty that it's the only solution, you'd have to prove that the function f(x) = x^(1/x) is injective for that. And it's not the case. It's the same mistake as when you have x² = 2², and you deduce from it that x = 2. You missed that x = -2 was also a solution.

[@Iam-ix4he]

Ok RD Sharma

[@DaBruhMe]

Interesting

[@bikox4352]

@Altair705 Both functions have only one intersection point in the first quadrant. The solution shown is therefore completely correct.

[@Altair705]

​@@bikox4352 Sorry but no, as stated by others there are 2 solutions: x=27, and x≈1.150825. If you just drew the functions you probably missed the intersection point at x=27 because 3^27 is a huge value. Even if there was a single solution what I said still applies: that method allows to find a solution but you have to justify that there's no other one.

[@angelabdul3308]

Yeap, if you replace x for 27 on the third step you can tell there's something wrong already​@@Altair705

[@davidbrisbane7206]

The two real solutions using the Lambert W function are x = 27 and x = 1.150825 (6 decimal places). There are of course and infinite number of complex solutions as well.

[@tobiasketteringham7201]

You don’t use a real solution to the 6th decimal unless you are going to find all infinite possibilities

[@davidbrisbane7206]

@@tobiasketteringham7201 Yes you do. You are obviously not an engineer!

[@tobiasketteringham7201]

@@davidbrisbane7206 and you are OBVIOUSLY not good at english, but regardless I would love to see how you came up with this basic question without a calculator and calculated it to the 6th decimal? As stated this is a basic university level question.

[@davidbrisbane7206]

@@tobiasketteringham7201 There's a series you can use to compute the Lambert W function branches W(0) and W(-1). By the way, I'd be interested to see how you calculate e^x without a calculator 🤣😂🤣😂.

[@Foxxey]

​@@davidbrisbane7206 You, pen and paper are turing complete. Everything your computer calculates you can too. e^x can be calculated using a series as well.

[@leodouskyron5671]

The funny thing is the note at the bottom saying you should know this … pride comes before the fall when you are dealing with math geeks and there can be multiple solutions.

[@isaacchen23]

It's easy to see x > 0. Now, notice the given condition is equivalent to x ln(3) = 9 ln(x) or ln(x) / x = ln(3) / 9 = ln(27) / 27. Because the first derivative of ln(x) / x is (1 - ln(x)) / x^2, we know ln(x) / x is increasing on (0, e) and decreasing on (e, infty). Thus, observing that x = 27 > e is a solution implies that there is one other solution in (0, e).

[@eobardthawne6903]

Can you please explain how you deduced ln(3)/9 = ln(27)/27?

[@MrKrabbs2009]

@@eobardthawne6903you multiply fraction by 3/3 so you get (3 ln3)/27, then you put 3 in ln -> ln(3^3)/27, 3 cubed is 27.

[@eobardthawne6903]

@@MrKrabbs2009 now I get it. Thanks.

[@Aleblanco1987]

My first thought was using logarithms

[@yokkie2846]

​@@Aleblanco1987 Same! That seemed like the only way that made sense to me before watching the video. After watching the video though, I'm not disappointed with their method, but not satisfied either if you know what I mean, hehhe 😅 It was a nice & short way of solving it, but not a complete one

[@instinx9154]

just cube each side and you get 3^(3x) = x^27. Then, (3^3)^x = x^27. Finally, 27^x =x^27 and then it's really easy to see x=27 is a solution. However, 27 isn't the only solution as another commenter already pointed out.

[@foldingpapers5574]

yeah, my initial thought was "there's gotta be an easier method with cubing", thanks for writing it out!

[@AstronxD]

Agreed. Solving a few steps and doing what could've been done on the first step... This looks more like a hit and trial method rather than solving.

[@jshrekmaster]

You lost me at x^27=27^x. Lets say 27 is 3 and x is 2. You're saying 2^3=3^2. Therefore 8=9. And how do you already know from that that x=27? Is it because 9 and 3 are the only non-hidden values and through pattern recognition x is obviously 27? This math yt community is insane man

[@foldingpapers5574]

@@jshrekmaster no, obviously not - the statement is that through these transformations you would reach the statement x^27 = 27^x, which could only possibly hold true for one value of x, namely, 27. How you extrapolated what you extrapolated is genuinely beyond me

[@instinx9154]

@@jshrekmaster x is an arbitrary variable that can be replaced with any number. 27 is a number that can't be replaced without any algebraic justification. So, you can only replace x and not 27. when you set some random number to the power of 27 is equal to 27 to some random number, just looking at it 27 pops out as an easy solution since 27^27 visually is the same as 27^27. The reason why I cubed each side is because 9 and 3 are coincidentally factors of 27, and that 3^3 is 27, so by cubing each side, you transform a 3^x to a 27^x and an x^9 into an x^27 through properties of exponents. There is another solution using the Lambert W function in addition to infinitely many solutions using imaginary numbers, but those solutions are well beyond the scope of this video.

[@binishulman8655]

What I'm not happy about is that your method of solving required that you knew 27 would be the solution in the first place.

[@littlewizard9138]

That is exactly the reason I hate this method, in the end he basically guess the solution

[@davemiller401]

@@littlewizard9138 Yes I thought the same thing. I just kept yelling at the silent screen saying WTF?!!!

[@turbosinaboy]

The only thing I can deduce from this and another video is you need to get a/a ratio. How dou you get this a? In this case: 3^a = 9*a In the other video they have 2 instead of 3 and 32 instead of 9. So, they have 2^a = 32*a. Being a = 8, one solution is 256. Its important to note that 9 is power of 3, and 32 is power of 2.

[@Mrcometo]

You are missing solutions. If you try x=1 and x=2 you can see that there is another solution between these values of x.

[@rushivyas3648]

@1:32 you already know the answer that's why you multiplied & divide by 3.

[@hillarycastaneda]

That made me mad

[@tristan583]

Exactly

[@zihaoooi787]

doing this before the video x^-9 * 3^x = 1 x^-9 * e^ln 3^x = 1 x^-9 * e^x ln 3 = 1 (x^-9)^-1/9 * (e^x ln 3)^-1/9 = 1^-1/9 x e^-(x ln 3/9) = 1 | you might have noticed i only used one of the roots. The W function actually handles the rest of these roots. im using the principal for now. -(x ln 3/9) e^-(x ln 3/9) = -ln 3/9 Lambert W Function: W(-(x ln 3/9) e^-(x ln 3/9)) = W(-(ln 3)/9) -(x ln 3/9) = W(-(ln 3)/9) | W(xe^x) = x x = (-9W(-(ln 3)/9))/ln 3

[@zyklos229]

The Lambert function is funny. Afaik it's just the numerical calculated inverse of the definition. So no closed form and actually cheating by claiming, the result was not estimated numerically 🤔

[@zihaoooi787]

@@zyklos229 some people actually consider it a closed form because of its two representations of the principal: W(x) = Σ [from n=1 to ∞] [x^n * (((-n)^n-1)/n!)] and W(z) = z/2π * (integral [-π to π] [((1 - v cot v)^2 + v^2)/z + (v csc v) e^-v cot v] dv) but whether this is closed is debatable sooo yeah

[@RunstarHomer]

@@zyklos229 The W function has nothing to do with numerical approximation. It is defined as the inverse of f(x)=x*e^x. Many functions are defined in this manner, as the inverse of another function. Logarithms, radicals, and inverse trig functions are examples.

[@eulerthegreatestofall147]

Using Lambert W function , I got the following solution: x=exp^(-W(-Ln[3]/9))=> x=1.15082 which is not the only possible solution. But, it does satisfy the equation.

[@digitalbroadway]

正确的解题思路和方法是对等号两边同时取Log, 将复杂的指数形式变成对数形式，经运算后即可得到解。

[@joshdeconcentrated2674]

I would avoid posting incorrect math. next time don't assume injectivity.

[@King1Z7]

It's not incorrect math though... next time tey thinking before writing a comment....

[@joshdeconcentrated2674]

there's an unmentioned root at around x=1.16. the injectivity assumption in the math doesn't find this root, and instead only finds a single answer@@King1Z7

[@joshdeconcentrated2674]

@@King1Z7 from x^(1/x) = 27^(1/27) that x=27 you'd have to prove that x^(1/x) is injective, which it isn't.

[@recramorcenlemniscate7945]

Why are you able to multiply both the radicant & index by 3? Just to get the equation to work?

[@yvonrandriamianjaraelison6546]

La fonction w de Lambert nous permet d'obtenir les deux solutions dont x=27

[@ajejebrazov2]

Sorry, but you cannot just use as condition that base and exponents must be equal on both sides. It is not the only solution of the problem

[@Iam-ix4he]

Ok Ramanujan

[@seba8115]

The solution is logic

[@bikox4352]

Both functions have only one intersection point in the first quadrant. The solution shown is therefore completely correct. The result of 3 power x is only positive for real numbers. The result of x power 9 is positive for positive real numbers and for negative real numbers is it negative and if x=0 is the result zero.

[@King1Z7]

​@@bikox4352bro is really spaming the same wrong answer under every comment lmao

[@seroujghazarian6343]

​@@bikox4352 x^(1/x) is not injective

[@helwasyaharinramadhan9371]

Let x = 3^t , so 3^t = 9t Let t = 3^s, so 3^s = 2 + s → s = 1 So t = 3¹ = 3, then x = 3³ = 27

[@andrewhone3346]

Correct, and I think this method is better than the one in the video. However, you are implicitly assuming that x is a positive integer (which the video also assumes), but there is another real positive solution.

[@kristir1262]

I like this method of solving best! Substitution all the way!!!😂

[@Shirlippe]

This substitution is justified if you assume x is a positive integer. Just use unique prime factorization. From 3^t=9t you could have found 3^(t-2)=t, which has a single solution: t=1.

[@divyeshjoshi6639]

I am starting to feel that random things appeared just to prove LHS = RHS

[@MathAPlus]

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[@Deto128]

Is this really a trick to solve the problem or just something that's straightforward once you already know the solution? It's like showing someone how to solve to a maze as - "just turn here then here then here!"

[@hillarycastaneda]

When he changed the 1 for 3/3 it was very clear he already knew the answer 🫠

[@rutamupadhye1828]

practice automatically makes you know such techniques

[@abraruralam3534]

Damn thats really interesting, i'd be stuck with "x/log x = 9/ log 3" 😅but yeah as others said, you kinda assumed it's got only one solution.

[@SALogics]

Nice Video Please continue uploading new videos

[@Danin4985]

You have a logical fallacy when you say “you should know this”. Most of the regular folks clicking on this video don’t know ‘this’. 😊

[@philippegilles2268]

Hi, thanks for the clever trick, but ... As many people already said, it's not the only solution : ~1.1508 is also a valid solution. Also, at 1:34 how are we supposed to know when to do that? It's very interesting but I'm never gonna know when and how to use that 😢. PS : thank you anyway

[@mr.sciencelover5670]

Logarithm left the chat

[@kedleypms]

Could you tell me your pen's brand and also its model? Thanks

[@rutamupadhye1828]

Pilot V7

[@naderhumood1199]

Great approach….👍 Thank you very much much Sir

[@rajtiwari2308]

Take x=3^t, now by comparing both sides you will get 3^t=9t, take t=3^y -eq(1) and now the equation becomes 3^t=3^(2+y), from which you get t=2+y -eq(2), now find intersection of eq1 and eq2 you will get that eq2 is a tangent of eq1 at y=1, then by putting y=1 you get t=3, which makes x=3^t=27 and this x satisfies our original equation, hence solved. 🎉

[@davidherrera4837]

After seeing the solution, I am glad that I got the solution x = 27 but was not able to get the other solution. Here is my solution. I found the solution of x = 27 by using simpler reductions until I was able to guess. I knew that there was another solution because f(y) = 3^y and g(y) = 9y intersect at y=3 but f'(3) is irrational and g'(3)=9 so the line and the exponential function must intersect at some other point. You can see from my work that I got stuck at the end since my reductions repeated and I was not able to get anything more. " 3^x = x^9 x > 0. x = 3^y 3^{3^y} = {3^y}^9=3^{9y} 3^y = 9y x=9y 9y = x = 3^y 3^y = 9y y>0 3^y = 9y, equal at y=3 y = 3^z 3^(3^z) = 9*3^z 3^(3^z) = 3^{z+2} 3^z = z+2 z>-2 z=1->y=3->x=3^3 3^(3^3) ?=? (3^3)^9 3^(27) ?=? 3^{27} YES one more solution 3^z = z+2 z is odd, z = a-2, a eq 3 z > -2 => a > 0 3^{a-2} = a 3^{a} = 9a same equation as for y Try to solve a = y a = 3^z a = 3^{a-2} 9a = 3^a, same equation as for a. So, a = y "

[@bair4007]

You need to use lambert W function for another x

[@ADeadlierSnake]

Steps that are based on prior knowledge of the solution are invalid as learning tools. This teaches nothing. Also, as others have pointed out, it wasn't specified that the answer had to be a whole number, so realistically you need Lambert W function for this.

[@samgen4394]

Most questions usually accept the multiplication of numbers that are in the question as the answer. In this case 3*9, there can be many answers but an easy one

[@Alpha-Scythe23]

First off where do all of these other numbers come from? It’s like they came out of the blue out of thin air. Also, what would be the best place for me to learn math wether it be a website or a book or course etc.

[@venkatesanmathsacademy8904]

Brilliant approach. Well done 👌

[@him050]

Seeing the X’s being written like that physically pained me.

[@unarmed_civilian]

"Physically"

[@him050]

@@unarmed_civilian I felt it in the deepest depths of my inners.

[@haarp9069]

Sounds like pedantism to me.

[@him050]

@@haarp9069 not at all. It’s improper mathematical notation

[@haarp9069]

@@him050 Definitely pedantism.

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Cool video, please continue to make more

[@user-wu9xi7yg6f]

27, степень переносится, в знаменателе оказывается 27, вычисляется Х=27. 20 секунд на задачу )). Хм...1.15.. тоже решение.

[@mohakagrawal4369]

Isn't there a more, how do I put it, layman solution. Since we are talking about exponentiation, it's evident that x is a power of 3. Just input values and reduce to check if it fits. Put x as 3, 9, 27 and so on. Try lower powers as well.

[@jiA-pv6dj]

my try： make a^3ln3=9aln3 😊😊

[@nitdiver5]

Now I can sleep better knowing this is solved.

[@RaphaelRRangel]

You can use log to solve it quicker. Nice one. 😊

[@scapeghost4212]

I guessed and got 27.

[@ImperfectKingdomSeeker]

Elegant solution. I have an ugly solution with logarithms. Log_3 of both sides You get x = 9log_3(x) Call this * Let log_3x = y, therefore x=3^y. Call this ** From * you have x = 9y From ** plug in for x and get 3^y = 9y. Compare this to the original equation. Right side no longer has exponent, so it's a bit better. It's clear that y = 3 is a solution. Plug this into equation x=9y and you get x=27 Other solutions? Don't know.

[@seroujghazarian6343]

No, you need to use ln

[@bhagyashreekarmarkar6206]

Why conveniently represent the 1 (in step 3) as 3 by 3, why not 9 by 9 that way x=1. And since when can you carry out operations on only one side of an equation

[@iit-jee-aspirant4567]

Who solved it in the thumbnail itself, I hardly took 20 sec

[@professional.commentator]

Just when I thought I escaped advanced math it shows up in my recommended. 😂

[@kevingill5867]

Jesus I felt the fear of maths again after twenty five years 😂

[@GiovannaIwishyou]

How do we know there are no more solutions?

[@leickrobinson5186]

We don’t. In fact, there is one other real solution.

[@dusanpokorny329]

Myslím vhodné pro použití Lambert W funkce.

[@bellateo76]

"By the end of this video you will have a solid understanding... etc". You must be kidding. Plotting a graph of x⁹ and 3^x is enough to see there must be two solutions to the equation you propose. I'd suggest you fly down a little bit.

[@Ashmit_sharma]

Easy way to solve can be Taking log both side with base 3

[@seroujghazarian6343]

ln*

[@user-bn2gl3cu4v]

Aceste exerciții nu se fac cu publicitate pentru că ne pierdem firul . Îmi pare rau KZbin sa va spun că greșiți rău

[@mrknesiah]

Much easier to use logic. If we stay w whole numbers, X has to be root 3 and larger than 9. First up is 27. Falls into place.

[@varunsirclasses2392]

I have another easy method to slove it । 3^x= X^9 We can write in this form 3^1/9 = x^1/x After that we can follow the methods which mention in the video but we can save more step

[@mathwithmelissa617]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sartosaide]

I'ts the same to use one solution in equations of 2° degree when b^2-4ac#0

[@FantozziUgo1001bis]

Which to me seems exactly equivalent to solving it by simply trial and error substitution of integers. Am I wrong?

[@Hubbywife1000]

Very nice

[@macguru9999]

I took the log of both sides , base 3, that made it look better, got 27 in about 2 mins...

[@incredibleideas46]

We can take log on both sides and then multiply 3/3.

[@57Cell]

Isn't this just "guess and check" with extra steps?

[@daanroelofs119]

Is it possible to state the following?: If A^B = B^C then B=A*C I'm not at all math inclined but I just bappen to notice 27 is 3*9 and they also happen to be in the base question

[@agjeung]

This is an interesting observation. The next logical step is to see if you can find a counterexample, that is, can you pick values for A, B, C such that the first statement is true but the second one isn't? In this case, if you choose A=2, B=2, C=2, you can see that 2^2 = 2^2, but it is not the case that 2 = 2 × 2. So in this case your assertion does not work. But I think it is great that you are observing patterns, because that's what people who are "math inclined" do.

[@hamr2983]

just multiply 3 and 9 , easy

[@Massimo.Bianchi]

There is another solution , i calulated it numerically, about x=1.14 can you show the calculation? Thank you

[@MrKumar1006]

We can take log3 that is log with base 3 both side and try to solve it, finaly we will get X/log3X = 9 and then finally we will get to know x=27

[@sumit_gupta_281]

Can We can take log both side and solve ?

[@anycontent4u457]

Can we take log to solve easily if calculater is allowed.

[@UchebavGermanii]

Nice trick with adding 3/3👍

[@chrissyday67]

I found the way of calculating x very confusing and I solved it, I think logically but please let me know if my reasoning isn't sound. The answer to 3 to any power must only have 3 as a factor - and the answer to LHS can only be 3. 9. 27, 81 etc for the RHS to only give an answer with only 3 as a factor, x must itself be only a multiple of 3. and in fact, so as not to incorporate any otherf factors in the answer must only be a multiple of 3's - so 3,9,27 etc. X obviously cannot equal 3 (3 to power 3 is not equal to 3 to power 9) and also obviously not 9 as 3 to power 9 cannot equal 9 to power 9. 27 is the next logical answer to try and since 27 gives 3 to the power 3, then 27 to the power 3 can be written as 3 to power (3 x 9) which is s to power 27 on both sides. It took me longer to type this out than to do it in my head. Can't understand how this video has been presented this way unless I am missing something?

[@rooksman64]

I solved this in my head…I’m very intuitive…in a strange way the answer just came to me then I checked it and it worked I’m a genius

[@littlewizard9138]

So does your “genius” give you the other solution that not easy to found?

[@rooksman64]

I didn’t approach it as a math Olympiad scenario where my solution will be graded I approached it as can I find a solution by just looking at the problem and thinking about it subconsciously and not actively “solving it”...it was more of a way to test my intuition...it worked by that standard

[@rooksman64]

@@littlewizard9138fair question btw

[@Zeddy27182]

You scored 50 out of 100. This is why we learn logarithms & the natural logarithm (ln). Moreover, this is not at the level expected for an Olympiad. 😑 In Korea, power & exponential equations are covered in SOPHOMORE year of HIGH SCHOOL.

[@vijayyagnik2463]

Wonderful......!🎉🎉

[@desahanalam]

1)...on gasing island,dates are written in the form day/month,for example sept 30th woould be written 30/9.....on pusing island,dates are written form month/day for example december 13th would be written 12/13...when the pupils og those island visit each other,some of them do not aware these system and become confuse..for example :: 2/3 might mean february 3rd or it might mean March 2nd..for how many different dates these will happen???.......next question .number 2)Let X,Y,Z and T be intregers with X

[@ZelineZed]

I have been thinking about this for a long time, for me the second solution of approximately 1.15 makes perfect sense. But 27? I really can't understand how 3^27 could equal 27^9. Every time x gets bigger it 3^x and x^9 grow further apart. I've tried putting them in a graph, sadly the shear size of the numbers makes it hard to read.

[@smalin]

Just consider expanding the exponents. 3^27 is 3 times itself 27 times. 27^9 is 3*3*3 times itself nine times. Either way, you have 27 threes in a row.

[@smalin]

Replacing x with 3^n, I was able to reduce it to 9n=3^n, but then I was stuck (even though I could see that 3 was a solution).

[@capitalist_boy]

You can rahter easily use logarithmic function

[@freddyalvaradamaranon304]

Interesante y buena la explicación, gracias por compartir. Mi hija y mi persona estamos muy agradecidos.

[@user-go4qi3pb2h]

Beautiful

[@amiryaseenkhan7147]

Lovely ❤

[@josephjoshi1178]

3x =x9 X=9 x 3 = 27 😂😂 simple

[@pustakarileks7404]

🤌🤌🤌 I'm with you professor

[@ccxxii7816]

一応x≠0であることは示したほうが良いんでしょうか？

[@mahbuburrashid6741]

Very Nice

[@javedrashidsajid6577]

Has anyone ever confronted this kind of equation in practical life. I have never found its usage in my practical life.

[@luiscrispinvargas3061]

Pensar que dicho ejercicio es de nivel básico o intermedio aquí en Perú ☠️. Saludos desde Perú y excelente video.

[@tessenary_]

now find the other solution

[@arthapoint]

Why didn't you simply take log on both sides ?

[@Irgendjemand1986]

This is why the good lord above gave us logarithms

[@Irgendjemand1986]

@@paulm3079 I did. Log base 3 reduces one solution to triviality. The other solution still requires numerical approximation and is probably not worth doing by hand.

[@seroujghazarian6343]

​@@Irgendjemand1986 you need to use ln, not log3

[@Irgendjemand1986]

@@seroujghazarian6343 why?

[@seroujghazarian6343]

@@Irgendjemand1986 to use W

[@seroujghazarian6343]

@@Irgendjemand1986 to use the Lambert W function

[@Mb-logic]

Nice job

[@adi91216]

I was taught never to question when someone multiplies both sides with absolutely anything😂 and it is somehow acceptable

[@danielderias4773]

By the looks of things everything he did here was correct except at the end when he assumed x was 27

[@user-nq7vb2pv6v]

so what is the final answer???😢

[@flowjohnny]

Just by looking i guessed 1.1

[@edguitarstanleyeisen6179]

I learned this in elementary school and never ever needed it in real life.

[@mj897]

Definitely should have taken log of both sides first

[@doictbarguna2266]

Lemme focus *Focused* *Focused* *Focused* The value of x is 3

[@riotsquad9067]

Nice. But this is Not Trick. This is whole Operation

[@jayjack6299]

Before I watched the video, I tried it. I took the 9th-root of each side and got 3^(x/9) = x and started plugging in at x= 0 and got up to 9, realized the pattern, so then I did x=18 and then x=27 and had the answer 3^(27/9) = 27 --> 3^3 = 27 --> 27=27. It was quicker, but maybe it's not as easily applicable to every type of problem like this? I dunno.

[@jeffsnow7749]

Wow! Never seen this before!

[@MarioRBSouza]

Isto não foi uma resolução matemática mas uma adequação na matemática.

[@dennismaddox3869]

And he did it all in pen. Honor mode achieved.

[@carcrashmotivation3953]

I will look at mcq and substitute x with each of them to find answer