Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Equations - Exercise Set - Page 729: 117

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An exponential equation is an equation containing a variable in an exponent. Some exponential equations can be solved by expressing each side of the equation as a power of the same base. All exponential functions are one-to-one. Thus, no two different ordered pairs have the same second component. Therefore, if $b$ is a positive number other than $1$ and $b^M=b^N,$ then $M=N$.
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