SOLUTION: Express {{{e^(log(4,x))}}} as a power of x.

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Question 304781: Express e%5E%28log%284%2Cx%29%29 as a power of x.


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) About Me  (Show Source):
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Express e%5E%28log%284%2Cx%29%29 as a power of x.
e%5E%28log%284%2Cx%29%29

Use the change of base formula, where NEW and OLD refer to the
NEW and OLD bases:

log%28OLD%2C+A%29+=+log%28NEW%2CA%29%2Flog%28NEW%2COLD%29

We want to use that to change log%284%2Cx%29 from OLD base 4 
to NEW base e:

log%284%2Cx%29=log%28e%2Cx%29%2Flog%28e%2C4%29

And we realize that log%28e%2C%22%22%29 is the same as %22ln%22

So

log%284%2Cx%29=ln%28x%29%2Fln%284%29 

And therefore

e%5E%28log%284%2Cx%29%29

becomes

drawing%2870%2C75%2C0%2C1%2C-1%2C1%2Clocate%280%2C0%2Ce%5E%28ln%28x%29%2Fln%284%29%29%29+%29

We write that quotient exponent ln%28x%29%2Fln%284%29 as a product ln%28x%29%2A%22%221%2Fln%284%29



Now we use the rule B%5E%28A%2AC%29+=+%28B%5EA%29%5EC



Next we use the rule e%5E%28ln%28A%29%29=A to write the above as



and that is a power of x.

Edwin