The question is

2^x=2^2x-6

Can you explain how to solve this step by step?

Later. I started but I don't have time right now to finish -- and I'm a bit confused. I might need to leave this one for galactus.
For what it's worth, X is between 1.58496 and 1.58497, but I worked that out numerically rather than in a closed form.

2^x = 2^2x -6
Rearrange:
2^2x - 2^x - 6 = 0
Factor:
(2^x + 2)(2^x -3) = 0
Set each factor to zero

First factor:
2^x +2 = 0
2^x = - 2 ----- not possible

Second factor:
2^x - 3 = 0
2^x = 3
take the ln of both sides

x ln(2) = ln(3)
x = ln(3)/ln(2)

x= 1.0986/.6931
x=1.58

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Originally Posted by Zazonker

Rearrange:


Factor:


Set each factor to zero

First factor:

----- not possible

Second factor:



take the ln of both sides

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Converted to LaTeX for clarity.