Solve for x in the following equation

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We have $$4^x + 6^x = 9^x$$

I simplified a bit and got the answer to be something like :

We have

$$\begin{align}{(2^2)}^x + 2^x 3^x &= (3^2)^x\\ \frac{{(2^2)}^x}{{(3^2)}^x} + \frac{2^x}{3^x} &= 1\end{align}$$ So,

$$\frac{2^x}{3^x} = \frac{-1\pm\sqrt{5}}{2}$$

Thus

$$x = \frac{\log\left(\frac{-1\pm\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)}{ \log\frac{2}{3}}$$

Simplifying, $$x = \frac{{\log(\sqrt{5}-1)}- {\log2}}{{\log2}-{\log3}}$$ Am I right or something is wrong?