document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021076>Question 1021076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation analytically.  Please show work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^x=-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation analytically.  Please show work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This equation has no solution in real numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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