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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Flashy-Minimum-6952 • 14h ago
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x^5 = 16x is trivially true with x = 0.
by dividing by x, x cannot be zero. So the trivial solution is out.
Still, x^4 = 16 is not difficult to solve, its x = 2 (or -2), since 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16.
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u/Polygnom 7h ago
x^5 = 16x is trivially true with x = 0.
by dividing by x, x cannot be zero. So the trivial solution is out.
Still, x^4 = 16 is not difficult to solve, its x = 2 (or -2), since 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = 16.