document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=979103>Question 979103</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Log(Downward exponent)3 1/81=-4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite as an exponential equation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #600396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=600396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+log%28+3%2C+%281%2F81%29+%29+=+-4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+log%28+3%2C+%281%2F81%29+%29+=+-4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have to read these carefully<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Look at it this way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It is saying:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log( something ) = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, it is telling you that the right <BR>\n" );
document.write( "side of the equation is a log and it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all you need is the base. It tells you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the base is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far, you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%5E%28-4%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%5E%28-4%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = something<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All that is left is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1%2F81+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1%2F81+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%5E%28-4%29+=+1%2F81+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%5E%28-4%29+=+1%2F81+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is true because:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29+=+1%2F81+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F3%29+=+1%2F81+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps\r<BR>\n" );
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