document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36986>Question 36986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Solve the logarithmic equation\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=log2(1/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is log subscript2 1/4, I don't know how to type subscript. Thanks for any help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = log(2) 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can change this into the exponential form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^x = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now 1/4 is 1 / 2^2, so 1/4 = 2^(-2) and we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2^x = 2^(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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