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Algebra.Com's Answer #604854 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "Since 32 = (2)(2)(2)(2)(2) = 25\r\n" );
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document.write( "A rule of lagarithms tells us that we can move the exponent 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can cancel the log 2's and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is just\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now do yours the exact same way.\r\n" );
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