SOLUTION: using base 2 logarithms solve the following equation x-3 5 =32

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Question 750553: using base 2 logarithms solve the following equation
x-3
5 =32

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
using base 2 logarithms solve the following equation
x-3
5 =32
(x-3)log2(5) = log2(32)
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(x-3)log2(5) = 5
x-3 = 5/log2(5)
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x = [5/log2(5)] + 3
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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