document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=731006>Question 731006</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I understand that when you are trying to solve for x when it is an exponent, you want to get the same base; however, I don't understand these two questions as I cannot seem to get the same base.. Thank you!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. 2^-2x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. 5(10^x) = 180 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #446958 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=446958\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Number 1 question is ambiguous.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Number 2 question may be solved this way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5Ex=180%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5Ex=180%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5Ex=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5Ex=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C%2810%5Ex%29%29=log%2810%2C36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C%2810%5Ex%29%29=log%2810%2C36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Alog%2810%2C10%29=log%2810%2C36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Alog%2810%2C10%29=log%2810%2C36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2A1=log%2810%2C36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2A1=log%2810%2C36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=log%2810%2C36%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=log%2810%2C36%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you can find this on a calculator or in table of common logarithms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you wanted, you can take the log of 36 this way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2810%2C+36%29=log%2810%2C%286%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2810%2C+36%29=log%2810%2C%286%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Alog%2810%2C6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Alog%2810%2C6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and again, you can find log of 6 by table of logs or calculator and perform your arithmetic. </SPAN>\n" );
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