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halvizo1031 said:it seems to me that stating that the equation will give a complex answer when x>1
halvizo1031 said:the way i see it is that for any value i plug in for x (except 1), the left hand side will always give me a complex answer which does not equal 1.
halvizo1031 said:hold on, if i plus in 1 for x, wouldn't i get 0 = 1?
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