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Algebra.Com's Answer #159219 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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1=.5^n
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\n" ); document.write( "\"n\" must be zero; let's see why.
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\n" ); document.write( "Take the log of both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "nlog(0.5) = log1
\n" ); document.write( "n = log(1)/log(0.5)
\n" ); document.write( "n = 0/log(0.5)
\n" ); document.write( "n = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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