ECZ 2020 · O-Level Paper 1 — Index Notation

Solve the equation 3^{x + 3} = 27⁵.

Verified working — step 1

Write both sides as powers of the same base - 27 is a power of 3, and a power of a power MULTIPLIES the indices.

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