document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082035>Question 1082035</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the logarithmic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 (subscript 2p- both 2 and p are subscripts) =125 ---> 5^2p =125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help, I don't understand. My teacher expects us to understand how to do it (though book work) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #696126 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=696126\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5^(2p) = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the log of both sides of this equation to get log(5^(2p)) = log(125)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since log(a^b) = b*log(a), this becomes 2p*log(5) = log(125).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by log(5) to get 2p = log(125)/log(5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for 2p to get 2p = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for p to get p = 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^2p = 5^3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^3 = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution looks good\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = 1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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