document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=968640>Question 968640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> use common or natural logarithms to solve the exponential equation symbolically.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/4)^x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/4)^x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)^x=4^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/4)^x=1/4^-2=(1/4)^-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note: logs not needed\r<BR>\n" );
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