document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182492>Question 182492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x=log25^5  (log with the base of 25 to the fifth power)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how do i solve for x without using a calculator?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tvandenberg><B>tvandenberg(45)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tvandenberg><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=136977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If by this you mean x = log(base25) of 5, not to the 5, then it is pretty simple, only because of the numbers in the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve this, or any log problem, you want to take B^(both sides), where B = base (in this case 25).  So, you have...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25%5Ex=25%5E%28log25%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%5Ex=25%5E%28log25%285%29%29\"   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=25%5Ex=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%5Ex=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then x would be equivalent of the square root, or 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1/2 </SPAN>\n" );
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