document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93753>Question 93753</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395977258/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help solve for x  the problem is log(little x)32 = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68304 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68304\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > You can rewrite this in exponential form thus:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Log%5Bb%5D%28x%29+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Log%5Bb%5D%28x%29+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be written as: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Ey+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Ey+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in this problem, you'd get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be written as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5+=+32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5+=+32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but we can express 32 as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5+=+2%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5+=+2%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Here we can apply the property of exponential functions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5En+=+b%5En ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5En+=+b%5En\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (for n not = 0} then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E5+=+2%5E5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E5+=+2%5E5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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