document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356822>Question 356822</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand how to solve this problem. How can you solve an equation with logarithms if the bases are different? On the left side of the equation, the base is two, while on the right side the base is five. By base I mean the \"subset\" or smaller number by log. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254785 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254785\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are techniques for dealing with different bases , but there is a more straightforward solution here\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using rules for logs ___ log2(24 / 3) = log5(X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log2(8) = log5(X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 = log5(X)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^3 = X </SPAN>\n" );
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