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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 #95427 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=95427\">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=2log%287%2C%28x%29%29=2%2Blog%287%2C%2816%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2log%287%2C%28x%29%29=2%2Blog%287%2C%2816%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%287%2C%28x%5E2%29%29=2%2Blog%287%2C%2816%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%287%2C%28x%5E2%29%29=2%2Blog%287%2C%2816%29%29\"   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=log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29=y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29=y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%29%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%287%2C%28x%5E2%29%29-log%287%2C%2816%29%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%287%2C%28x%5E2%29%29-log%287%2C%2816%29%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%287%2C%2816%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%287%2C%2816%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%287%2C%28x%5E2%2F16%29%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%287%2C%28x%5E2%2F16%29%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the logs using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%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%5E2=x%5E2%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E2=x%5E2%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite the equation using the property: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28x%29%29=y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ====> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5Ey=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5Ey=x\"   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=49=x%5E2%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"49=x%5E2%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 49\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=784=x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"784=x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply both sides by 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28784%29=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28784%29=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of 784 to get 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the solution is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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