SOLUTION: please help solve for x the problem is log(little x)32 = 5

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Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for x:
Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5 You can rewrite this in exponential form thus:
Log%5Bb%5D%28x%29+=+y can be written as: b%5Ey+=+x in this problem, you'd get:
Log%5Bx%5D%2832%29+=+5 can be written as:
x%5E5+=+32 but we can express 32 as 2%5E5, so...
x%5E5+=+2%5E5 Here we can apply the property of exponential functions:
If a%5En+=+b%5En (for n not = 0} then a+=+b, so...
If x%5E5+=+2%5E5 then x=+2