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Rudik
8 days ago
5

Explain the error in the work shown. Find the

Mathematics
2 answers:
zzz [11.9K]8 days ago
3 0
To reach the solution of the equation correctly, the process is as follows: We have: ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ On equating the powers for the same base, it results in -6 = 8a, which implies an error in the premise of equating terms when their bases were not identical.
PIT_PIT [12K]8 days ago
3 0
The exponents were incorrectly set equal because the bases did not match. 16 should have been represented as 4 squared, and the exponent on the right needed to be 4a instead of 8a. Consequently, the correct solution is a = -3/4.
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