document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=724486>Question 724486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> log(base x^2)5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #443770 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=443770\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <ul><li>What are you/we supposed to do with this?</li><li>Is there something missing or incorrect? Did you really mean:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28x%5E2%2C+%285%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28x%5E2%2C+%285%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?</li></ul>Please re-post your question.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In response to the explanation in your \"thank you\"...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The domain is the set of allowable values for the independent variable (which is usually x). The x in your function is in the base of a logarithm. The rules for bases of logarithms are:<ul><li>They must be positive.</li><li>They cannot be a 1.</li></ul>Since the x in the base is squared, it is not possible for the base to be negative. But it could be 0 or 1. The x values that make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > zero or 1 are 0, 1 and -1. So the domain of the function is all real numbers <i>except</i> 0, 1 and -1. </SPAN>\n" );
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