SOLUTION: How do you solve this equation: log4-2. The base is 4

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Question 884425: How do you solve this equation: log4-2. The base is 4
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%284%2C%28-2%29%29=x
which is equivalent to,
4%5Ex=-2
No real number taken to any power will yield a negative number.
Or in log terms, you cannot take the logarithm of a negative number.
There is no solution.