SOLUTION: solve log base(1/2) 32

Question 433135: solve log base(1/2) 32
Found 2 solutions by katealdridge, stanbon:
Answer by katealdridge(100) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First try setting the expression equal to x. It sometimes makes things clearer.
Then covert it to an exponential equation.
Then try changing each base into a base of 2.
By power of a power rule:
Now since the bases are the same you can simply set the exponents equal to each other.
Therefore:

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solve log base(1/2) 32
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Let x = log1/2(32)
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Then (1/2)^x = 32
Then 2^-x = 2^5
So, -x = 5
and x = -5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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