document.write( "Question 191661: Solve log4(8)\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #143795 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"log%284%2C%288%29%29\" Start with the given expression\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=log%284%2C%288%29%29\" Set the given expression equal to some variable (I chose \"y\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%5Ey=8\" Rewrite the logarithmic equation into exponential form\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%5E2%29%5Ey=2%5E3\" Rewrite 4 as \"2%5E2\" and 8 as \"2%5E3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E%282y%29=2%5E3\" Multiply the exponents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=3\" Since the bases are equal, this means that the exponents are equal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=3%2F2\" Divide both sides by 2 to isolate \"y\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"y=3%2F2\" which means that \"log%284%2C%288%29%29=3%2F2\" (since we let \"y=log%284%2C%288%29%29\")
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