document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984057>Question 984057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the value of this logarithm?  I'm really stuck and I need help. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8^(log(2,5)) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You should understand that exponential function and logarithm function  (for equal bases) are inverses; that they undo each other.  That is what happens here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You generally have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Elog%28b%2Cv%29=v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Elog%28b%2Cv%29=v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  According to this property, your last step is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "125 </SPAN>\n" );
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