document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=584718>Question 584718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve  4^x = 0.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying ln on both the sides, we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln (4^x) = ln(0.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x ln4 =  ln(0.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing both the sides by ln4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = ln(0.5)/ln4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -0.693147/1.386294   {Using calculator}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = - 0.500000<BR>\n" );
document.write( " or  x = -1/2    {Converting desimal to a fraction} </SPAN>\n" );
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