SOLUTION: can you please explain this to me in step by step form so hopefully i can understand this. log x 9/4 =2 please help me thank you julie

Question 119561: can you please explain this to me in step by step form so hopefully i can understand this.
log x 9/4 =2
please help me
thank you
julie
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Does this say: "log base x of 9/4 equals 2"? If it does, then...

Start with the given equation.

Rewrite the equation using the property: ====>

Take the square root of both sides. Since you cannot take the log of a negative number, I'm going to exclude the negative answer.

Break up the square root

Simplify to get

Simplify to get

So our answer is
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