#help fast please
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Zero? 
taking log both sides
log a+b= log ab
so log 260^x=log120^x
using log power rule
take out x
x log 260=x log 120
try doing the rest from here
or are you not supposed to use log
0
I don't think so
the closest we come is -inf
20^x dominates all the other exponentials for positive x
8^x dominates all the other exponentials for negative x
2^2x(5^x-2^x) = 15^x-13^x
let's use log_(2)
2x + 2xlog(5^x-2^x) = log(15^x-13^x)
2x=log((15^x -13^x)/5^x -2^x)
let's consider x is not zero
if x is positive
15^x - 13^x is always even
5^x - 2^x is always odd
therefore, x is not a positive integer
if x is negative, we will have a similar outcome, therefore, x is not an integer
not sure how to make it for any real number
also, not sure the log part is needed
also, plotting the graph seems like a solution. only 0 and -inf gives a solution (they tend to 0 at -inf)
.solved