#1256 · Algebra · Exponentials & logarithms

Exponential equation with variable power

Solve the equation $3 x^{2 n} - x^{n} - 2 = 0$ .

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H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. X. Miscellaneous Equations, Examples X.a, No. 6

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).