SOLUTION: logx(2.5)=2.6 please help me solve.

Question 382174: logx(2.5)=2.6 please help me solve.
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

One way to solve this start with rewriting the equation in exponential form. In general is equivalent to . Using this pattern on your equation we get:

From here we are trying to get an equation of the form:
x = some-expression
"x" has an exponent of 1. (Any "invisible" exponent is always a 1.) The equation we have has x with an exponent of 2.6. So somehow we need to find a way to change the exponent of 2.6 into a 1. To do this we will combine the following ideas:

When raising a power to a power, the rule for exponents is to multiply the exponents.
Multiplying reciprocals always results in a 1.

So to change the exponent on x in the desired way, we are going to raise both sides of the equation to the reciprocal of 2.6 power. The reciprocal of 2.6 is

which simplifies to:

This is an exact expression for the solution to your equation. If you want a decimal approximation then you can use your calculator on the left side. (If your calculator has buttons for parentheses, then you can type in 2.5^(5/13)
If your calculator does not have buttons for the parentheses. Then divide 5 by 13 and record the answer. Then type 2.5^ followed by the decimal answer to 5/13.)
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