Find the value of \( x \) in \( 9^{x}-4 \times 3^{x+1}+27=0 \) tt: take \( P=3^{x} \)
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Let’s start by substituting \( P = 3^x \). Therefore, we can express \( 9^x \) as \( (3^2)^x = (3^x)^2 = P^2 \). The equation then becomes: \[ P^2 - 4 \times 3 \times P + 27 = 0 \] This simplifies to: \[ P^2 - 12P + 27 = 0 \] Now, we can solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula \( P = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \) where \( a = 1 \), \( b = -12 \), and \( c = 27 \): \[ P = \frac{12 \pm \sqrt{(-12)^2 - 4 \times 1 \times 27}}{2 \times 1} \] \[ P = \frac{12 \pm \sqrt{144 - 108}}{2} \] \[ P = \frac{12 \pm \sqrt{36}}{2} \] \[ P = \frac{12 \pm 6}{2} \] This gives us two possible values for \( P \): \[ P = \frac{18}{2} = 9 \quad \text{or} \quad P = \frac{6}{2} = 3 \] Since \( P = 3^x \), we can find \( x \) for each case: 1. For \( P = 9 \): \[ 3^x = 9 \Rightarrow 3^x = 3^2 \Rightarrow x = 2 \] 2. For \( P = 3 \): \[ 3^x = 3 \Rightarrow x = 1 \] Thus, the values of \( x \) are \( 2 \) and \( 1 \).