document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=925480>Question 925480</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My son submitted the following 2 questions earlier:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log base 2 square root 8 and\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^1-2x=1/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We have the solutions for these but no explanation. Neither of us can figure either out. Can you help us, please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #561556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=561556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'll do the first one to get you started.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+log%28%28%288%29%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Convert to rational exponent form (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28x%29+=+x%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28x%29+=+x%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22\"   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%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+%28%281%2F2%29log%28%282%5E3%29%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+%28%281%2F2%29log%28%282%5E3%29%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite 8 as 2^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+%28%281%2F2%29%2A3%2Alog%28%282%29%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+%28%281%2F2%29%2A3%2Alog%28%282%29%29%29%2Flog%28%282%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use <a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://www.purplemath.com/modules/logrules.htm\">log rule 3</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%282%2C%28sqrt%288%29%29%29+=+%28%283%2F2%29%2Across%28log%28%282%29%29%29%29%2F%28cross%28log%28%282%29%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Cancel common terms\r<BR>\n" );
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