document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=694504>Question 694504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4^-x=1/256  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you don't recognize that 4^4 = 256, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*log(4) = log(256)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = log(256)/log(4)<BR>\n" );
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