document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242934>Question 242934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem: log16^1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried solving and I got 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I'm not sure of is if its negative 4 or positive?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I might be completly off, but learning what i have about logarithms I think I might be on the right track.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please let me know if its negative or positive, and my answer 4 is right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #177956 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=177956\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2816%2C%281%2F2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2816%2C%281%2F2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C%281%2F2%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%2816%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%281%2F2%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%2816%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the change of base formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C%282%5E%28-1%29%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%2816%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%282%5E%28-1%29%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%2816%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E%28-1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%28-1%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=log%2810%2C%282%5E%28-1%29%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%282%5E4%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%282%5E%28-1%29%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%282%5E4%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E4\"   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=%28-1%2Alog%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%2F%284%2Alog%2810%2C%282%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2Alog%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%2F%284%2Alog%2810%2C%282%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Pull down the exponents using the identity  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29=y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29=y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%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=%28-1%2Across%28log%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%29%2F%284%2Across%28log%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-1%2Across%28log%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%29%2F%284%2Across%28log%2810%2C%282%29%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel out the common terms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2816%2C%281%2F2%29%29=-1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2816%2C%281%2F2%29%29=-1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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