SOLUTION: I just can't get this! If a is a positive real number, such as a is not equal to 1, and a^x=b, then the logarthmic function is represented as what?

SOLUTION: I just can't get this! If a is a positive real number, such as a is not equal to 1, and a^x=b, then the logarthmic function is represented as what?

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Question 144391: I just can't get this!
If a is a positive real number, such as a is not equal to 1, and a^x=b, then the logarthmic function is represented as what?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation

Take the log of both sides

Rewrite the left side using the identity

Divide both sides by

Simplify the right side by use of the change of base formula.

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