document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729746>Question 729746</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I write this in logarithimic form? 16^-1/2 = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you show me how to get there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #446195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=446195\">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=16%5E%28-1%2F2%29+=+1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%5E%28-1%2F2%29+=+1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To do these ask yourself three questions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. What is the base?  Answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. What is the exponent? Answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. What is the result? Answer: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now remember this: log means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=exponent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"exponent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you should write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28base%2Cresult%29+=+exponent ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28base%2Cresult%29+=+exponent\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....put in the exponent <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28base%2Cresult%29+=+-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28base%2Cresult%29+=+-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....then you should put in the base:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2816%2Cresult%29=-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2816%2Cresult%29=-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...then you should put in the result:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2816%2C%281%2F4%29%29+=+-%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2816%2C%281%2F4%29%29+=+-%281%2F2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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