document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122531>Question 122531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 17)    If log 3 = 1.4 and log 5 = 3.6, log 25/3=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)       8.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)       -0.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c)       3.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)       5.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e)       6.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=89941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%29=3.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%29=3.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Alog%285%29=7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Alog%285%29=7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%5E2%29=7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%5E2%29=7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the left side using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2Alog%28x%29=log%28x%5Ey%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2Alog%28x%29=log%28x%5Ey%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%29=7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%29=7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square 5 to get 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So let's make our third equation be: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%29=7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%29=7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%29-log%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%29-log%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Expand the expression using <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28a%2Fb%29=log%28a%29-log%28b%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28a%2Fb%29=log%28a%29-log%28b%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7.2-1.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7.2-1.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with 7.2 ( remember <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%29=7.2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%29=7.2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). Replace <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > with 1.4 ( remember this was given: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%283%29=1.4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%283%29=1.4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%2825%2F3%29=5.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%2825%2F3%29=5.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the answer is D)\r<BR>\n" );
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