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The sixth term in the expansion of $\left[2^{\log _{2} \sqrt{9^{x-1}+7}}+\frac{1}{2^{\frac{1}{5} \log _{2}\left(3^{x-1}+1\right)}}\right]$ is 84. Then the number of values of $x$ is

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$2^{log_2^{\sqrt{9^{x-1}+7}}} = \sqrt{9^{x-1}+7}$ $2^{\frac{1}{2}log_{2}\left(3^{x-1}+1\right)}$ $= \left(3^{x-1}+1\right)^{1/5}$ Also, the sixth term in the expansion is $84$ $\therefore \,^{7}C_{5}\left( \sqrt{9^{x-1}+7}\right)^{2}\cdot\frac{1}{3^{x-1}+1} = 84$ $\Rightarrow \frac{9^{x-1}+7}{3^{x-1}+1} = \frac{84}{21}$ $\Rightarrow \left( 3^{x-1}\right)^{2}- 4 \left( 3^{x-1}\right) + 3 = 0$ $\Rightarrow \left(3^{x-1}-1\right)\left(3^{x-1}-3\right) = 0$ $\therefore 3^{x-1} = 1$ or $3$ $\Rightarrow x = 1$ or $2$.
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