document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167970>Question 167970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I solve for x?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Log x 1/64= -3  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%2C%281%2F64%29%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%2C%281%2F64%29%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%2C%281%2F4%5E3%29%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%2C%281%2F4%5E3%29%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%2C%284%5E%28-3%29%29%29=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%2C%284%5E%28-3%29%29%29=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%5E%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%5E%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E%28-3%29=4%5E%28-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E%28-3%29=4%5E%28-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the equation using the property: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ====> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Ey=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Ey=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the exponents are equal, this means that the bases are equal. So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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