SOLUTION: Could you please solve this sum : 32 to the power x = 2 ; find x

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Question 694509: Could you please solve this sum :
32 to the power x = 2 ; find x

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could you please solve this sum :
32 to the power x = 2 ; find x
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It's not a sum.
Sums are not solved, equations are solved.
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Solve for x
x*log(32) = log(2)
x = log(2)/log(32)
x = 0.2

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
32^x = 2 ; find x
We know that 32 = 2^5, so we can write it
2^(5x) = 2^1
Bases are equal, exponents are equal
5x = 1
x =

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