SOLUTION: how would you solve a problem that says: log base 3 (log x)= 1

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Question 136176: how would you solve a problem that says:
log base 3 (log x)= 1
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, let a=log x
log%283%2Ca%29=+1
From that and the definition of a logarithm,
3%5E%281%29=a
a=3
Now substitute the value for a from the first line,
log%2810%2Cx%29=3
x=1000