1. Express the base 20 in terms of its prime factors 4 and 5, and apply the power of a product rule.
4(5x+3)=(4×5)3−x
41⋅5x+3=43−x⋅53−x
2. Group terms with the same base on the same side of the equation.
43−x41=5x+353−x
41−(3−x)=5(3−x)−(x+3)
3. Simplify the exponents and rearrange to form a common power.
4x−2=5−2x
4x⋅4−2=(5−2)x
164x=(251)x
4x⋅25x=16
4. Combine the bases to form $100^x$ and solve for $10^x$.
(4×25)x=16
100x=16
(102)x=16
(10x)2=16
Since 10x>0 for all real x,
10x=16=4