document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=690632>Question 690632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using logs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^2x = 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^(2x) = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the log of both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2x)log(5) = log(11)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = log(11)/log(5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 1.4900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 0.7449<BR>\n" );
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