A parameter controlling exponential solutions

A parameter controlling exponential solutions

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Find all real values of a for which 9x-(a+1)3x+a=0 has exactly one real solution x. State that solution.

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Answer:\(a\le0\) or \(a=1\); the unique solution is \(x=0\).

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