document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185778>Question 185778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fill in the blank to make a true statement. To solve 8^x=26, we can take the logarithm of each side of the equation to get log (8^x)=log(26). The power rule for logarithms would then provide a way of moving the variable x from its position as an___________________________ to the position of a coefficient.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) none of these<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) negative value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) function<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) log<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f) exponent </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139383 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=139383\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The power rule for logarithms would then provide a way of moving the variable x from its position as an <u>exponent</u> to the position of a coefficient.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the exponent is simply the term that is being \"raised\" over other terms. So for instance the \"2\" is the exponent of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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