document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090060>Question 1090060</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I'd like to know how to solve the following Logarithmic<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log<sub>125</sub>(1/5) = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ended up doing this= 5·5^3x=5^1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But it does not match with the solution I got on the calculator which is -6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks for your time. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, I'd like to know how to solve the following Logarithm: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Log 125  (1:5)= X<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ended up doing this= 5·5^3x=5^1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But it does not match with the solution I got on the calculator which is -6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks for your time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">I don't know how you got what you got, but if it's <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+log+%28125%2C+%281%2F5%29%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+log+%28125%2C+%281%2F5%29%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+x%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+1%2F3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+x%2C+%22=%22%2C+-+1%2F3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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