The point the solution is making is that there are many solutions that satisfy [imath]a+2b=6[/imath], and you only pointed out one of them.Please help me in understanding why my answer is incorrect according to my book.
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This is because prior to this the equation is:Can you tell us why [imath]a+2b=6~?[/imath]
If so, then which has to be greater, [imath]a\text{ or }b~?[/imath]
This is because prior to this the equation is:
2^a + 2^2b = 2^6
Since all have the same base of 2 you can rewrite the equation as:
a + 2b = 6