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= Solution

Here
$$
S^\theta=(1+t)^\theta e^{-t\theta X}.
$$
The <Laplace transform of an exponential distribution> is $\mathbb E[e^{-sX}]=(1+s)^{-1}$ for $\operatorname{Re}s>-1$. Since $\operatorname{Re}(t\theta)\geq0$,
$$
\boxed{M(\theta)=\frac{(1+t)^\theta}{1+t\theta}.}
$$

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