document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158402>Question 158402</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199148031/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can you please help me with this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is log (1/4) to the base 2? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the same as the question, \"To what power do I raise 2 to get 1/4?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^x = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The short solution is to notice that 2^2 = 4, so the inverse of 4, 1/4, is 2 to the negative exponent, or 2^(-2).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the log is -2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want the rigorous solution, email me. </SPAN>\n" );
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