\(a,\Leftrightarrow2^x\left(1+2^4\right)=544\\ \Leftrightarrow2^x=\dfrac{544}{17}=32=2^5\\ \Leftrightarrow x=5\\ b,\Leftrightarrow\left(\dfrac{2}{5}-3x\right)^2=\dfrac{9}{25}\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}\dfrac{2}{5}-3x=\dfrac{3}{5}\\3x-\dfrac{2}{5}=\dfrac{3}{5}\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}3x=-\dfrac{1}{5}\\3x=1\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left[{}\begin{matrix}x=-\dfrac{1}{15}\\x=\dfrac{1}{3}\end{matrix}\right.\)