document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729394>Question 729394</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do I solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log (base 8) x = 3?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log (base 3) x = 8?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know these translate to 8^x = 3 and 3^x = 8. but i don't know how to solve it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \log_8(x)\ =\ 3\"> does NOT translate to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE 8^x\ =\ 3\">.  The definition of the logarithm function is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_b(x)\ =\ y \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ b^y = x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_8(x)\ =\ 3 \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ 8^3 = x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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