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In the equation $\"y=log%28b%2Cx%29\"$ , is it possible for $\"x\"$ to have a negative value?
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document.write( "Not in the mathematics you will be studying in algebra.  If you\r\n" );
document.write( "continue to take math in college, and eventually take a college\r\n" );
document.write( "course known as \"complex analysis\" or \"complex variables\", then \r\n" );
document.write( "you will be able to find logarithms of negative numbers, but in \r\n" );
document.write( "the course you're now taking, the answer is no.\r\n" );
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