document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4553>Question 4553</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find x, y, or b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log 4 ^x = -3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2094 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2094\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't see any y or b in this, so I guess we are just solving for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the law of logarithms <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%28b%2C+x%5En%29+=+n+%2Alog%28b%2C+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%28b%2C+x%5En%29+=+n+%2Alog%28b%2C+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%2810%2C+4%5Ex%29+=+-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%2810%2C+4%5Ex%29+=+-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2Alog+%2810%2C+4%29+=+-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2Alog+%2810%2C+4%29+=+-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log+%2810%2C+4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log+%2810%2C+4%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=x+=+%28-3%29%2F+%28log+%2810%2C+4%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-3%29%2F+%28log+%2810%2C+4%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or approximately -4.983\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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