document.write( "Question 90465: I need help with this problem.\r
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The corresponding equations you need are:
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\n" ); document.write( "By definition the logarithmic form $\"log%28b%2Cx%29=y\"$ is equivalent to the exponential form $\"b%5Ey+=+x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "You are given:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%5E2=9\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "by comparing this given to the exponential form you can see that b = 3, y = 2, and x = 9.
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\n" ); document.write( "Now that you have identified b, y, and x all you have to do is to go to the logarithmic
\n" ); document.write( "form and substitute the values of b, y, and x into that form.
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\n" ); document.write( "When you make those substitutions you get:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"log%283%2C9%29=2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "That's the answer you are looking for. To go back and forth between the two forms
\n" ); document.write( "(logarithmic and exponential) you need to memorize the two equations in the definition
\n" ); document.write( "and then given one of the forms, you can translate to the other form by identifying
\n" ); document.write( "the three values and plugging those values into the appropriate place in the other form.
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem and the process for working it out. \n" ); document.write( "

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