document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121224>Question 121224</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536980179/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help! I need to be able to do this type of problem for my Chemistry II class and its been a little while since I've had this type of math...\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "((1.8*10^-3)/(9.0*10^-4))^X = ((6.4*10^-1)/(8.0*10^-2))\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "In case this is confusing the way it is written out, on the left side of the equation the entire division problem is raised to the power of x. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "I know this is a quadratic problem, where I have to get to ax^2 + bx + c = 0, then go on and plug the numbers into the quadratic formula. I'm having trouble getting it into this form though. The professor said that the final answer is 3, but I havent been able to get that on my own. I'd appreciate if anyone could give me a step-by-step explanation of how to do this, so that I can go on to do the other similar problems on my own. Thanks a lot! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88951 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88951\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is not a quadratic problem, it is exponents/logarithms\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "performing the operations in the parentheses gives (2)^X=(8)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2 cubed is 8, so X=3\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "for future reference (in case the numbers are not so straight forward)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ taking the log gives X(log(2))=log(8), so X=(log(2))/log(8) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );