SOLUTION: Please help I am stuck on this problem. Round to the nearest thousandth log5(5z/z-2) = 2

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Question 890998: Please help I am stuck on this problem.
Round to the nearest thousandth
log5(5z/z-2) = 2

Found 3 solutions by Tatiana_Stebko, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Change Of Base seems to be the best method first.







Finding antilog of the expression in the log function,

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help I am stuck on this problem.
Round to the nearest thousandth
log5(5z/z-2) = 2


------ Exponential form

-------- Cross-multiplying
25z - 50 = 5z
25z - 5z = 50
20z = 50
z = , or , or
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