SOLUTION: What is the logaritmic form of the equation 3^x= 12

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Question 748006: What is the logaritmic form of the equation 3^x= 12
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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We will use the inverse property of logs to help us

3%5Ex=+12

has a base of 3 so we use log base 3 which we'll denote by

log3

log3%283%5Ex%29=log3%2812%29

log3%2812%29=x


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