document.write( "Question 172949: Evaluate the following expressions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "log3 81\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "log5 1/25\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ln e^4\r
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Evaluate: Remember, \"the logarithm of a number is the power to which the base must be raised to equal the number\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"Log%5B3%5D%2881%29+=+x\" Rewrite in exponential form:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5Ex+=+81\" Substitute:\"81+=+3%5E4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%5Ex+=+3%5E4\" The bases (3) are equal, so the exponents are equal.
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x+=+4%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Log%5B5%5D%281%2F25%29+=+x\" Rewrite in exponential form:
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5Ex+=+1%2F25\" Substitute:\"1%2F25+=+1%2F5%5E2\"=\"5%5E%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5%5Ex+=+5%5E%28-2%29\" The bases are equal, so the exponents are equal.
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x+=+-2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"ln%28e%5E4%29+=+x\" Apply the \"power rule\" for logarithms:
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Aln%28e%29+=+x\" Substitute \"ln%28e%29+=+1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4+=+x\" or \"highlight%28x+=+4%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Log%280.01%29+=+x\" Rewrite in exponential form:
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%5Ex+=+0.01\" Substitute \"0.01+=+1%2F100\"=\"1%2F10%5E2+=+10%5E%28-2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%5Ex+=+10%5E%28-2%29\" The bases are equal, so the exponents are equal.
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x+=+-2%29\"
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