document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=609713>Question 609713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log5 125 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #383963 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><B>jsmallt9(3758)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jsmallt9><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=383963\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%2C+125%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%2C+125%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In general <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28a%2C+%28p%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28a%2C+%28p%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents the exponent for a that results in p. So your log represents the exponent for 5 that results in 125. So what power of 5 is equal to 125? The answer to that question is the answer to your problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll leave it up to you to try different powers of 5 until you get 125. (It should take very little trial and error to find the answer.) </SPAN>\n" );
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