SOLUTION: how to solve this equation: (log x)^2=2log x (the base is 5)

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Question 595104: how to solve this equation:
(log x)^2=2log x (the base is 5)

Answer by KMST(5328)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(the base is 5)
Itīs easier to see it if we change variables for a while, making

Then, we can write it as
and then as
and as

The solutions are and .
means so
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