document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195515>Question 1195515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve x= log2(1/8) by rewriting in exponential form </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Read the given equation out loud: \"x is the logarithm, base 2, of 1/8\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Now say out loud 100 times (okay, maybe 3 or 4): \"The logarithm is the exponent\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you know the base is 2 and the exponent is x; so the \"1/8\" has to be the answer:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then solve by writing 1/8 as a power of 2:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bases are the same, so the exponents are equal:<br><BR>\n" );
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