SOLUTION: Simplify. {{{ log ( 4,0.5 ) }}}

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Question 475951: Simplify.
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Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simplify.
log4 (0.5)
convert to exponential form: (base(4) raised to log of the number (x) = number (0.5)
4^x=.5
take log of both sides
x log(4)=log(0.5)
x=log (0.5)/log (4)=-0.5
ans:
log4 (0.5)=-0.5
in words: log of 0.5 base 4 is equal to -0.5
or 4 raised to -0.5 = 0.5