3 x + 2 + 7 3 x = 4 x + 1 + 5 4 x 9 3 x + 7 3 x = 4 4 x + 5 4 x 16 3 x = 9 4 x 4 x 3 x = 16 9 4 x 3 x = 4 2 3 2 ( 4 3 ) x = ( 4 3 ) 2 x = 2 3^{ x+2 } + 7 cdot 3^x = 4^{ x+1 } + 5 cdot 4^x newline 9 cdot 3^{ x } + 7 cdot 3^x = 4 cdot 4^{ x } + 5 cdot 4^x newline 16 cdot 3^{ x } = 9 cdot 4^{ x } newline 4^{ x } over 3^x= 16 over 9 newline 4^{ x } over 3^x= 4^2 over 3^2 newline left( 4 over 3 right)^x= left( 4 over 3 right)^2 newline x=2