SOLUTION: Log10x=-2

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Question 1196716: Log10x=-2
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Use the basic definition of logarithms as exponents:

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Explanation....

The logarithm is the exponent, so "log base 10 of x equals -2" means -2 is the exponent. And clearly in that statement the base is 10, so x is the base 10, raised to the power of the exponent -2:


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