SOLUTION: Solve: logb 36=-2. b is the small number next to log.

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Question 123227: Solve: logb 36=-2. b is the small number next to log.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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using rules of logarithms __ b^(-2)=36

using rules of exponents __ 1/(b^2)=36

multiplying by b^2 and dividing by 36 __ 1/36=b^2

taking sqrt __ 1/6=b