document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=464260>Question 464260</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A logarithm is an exponent. Explain, in your own words, why this is so. Justify your explanation with an example.\r<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 #318016 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=318016\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Logarithms aren't really the same as exponents. They are just exponents represented in a different form. This is because\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE a^b = c \Rightarrow \log_{a} c = b\"> (by definition) </SPAN>\n" );
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