What is the answer to -9x = -27

Answer:

x = 3

Step-by-step explanation:

9x = 27

Divide both sides by 9,

x = 27/9 which on factorization of the numerator is written as

x = 9 x 3/9 = 3

Calculation 2: Exponent Or Index Method

9x = 27

Since 9 = 3² and 27 = 3³, the given equation takes the form

3² x = 3³

This gives

x = 3³ ÷ 3² = 3³­­­­­¯² [using the formula a^m ÷ a^n = a^(m-n)]

= 3¹ = 3 (since the first power of a number is the number itself)

9 x 1 = 9

9 x 2 = 16

9 x 4 = 36

We stop here because we have already got the answer 27, the right-side of the equality, when 9 is multiplied by 3 . So,

x = 3

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