Problem Solving (PS) | Re: The positive value of x that satisfies the equation (1 + 2x)

Hi All,

While the question 'looks' a bit crazy, the wording and set-up for it implies that there's just 1 solution (and we won't have to actually calculate the exact value). Second, the answers are numbers, so we should TEST THE ANSWERS. Since the "math" in this question could get ugly, I'm going to stick to integers.

X = 1 is a great place to start. Plug that value into both calculations and you'll end up with...

3^5 and 4^4
243 and 256

So the numbers are real close; the answer
...

---