SOLUTION: find the value of x in logarithm log[x](1/256)=-8

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Question 727436: find the value of x in logarithm log[x](1/256)=-8
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find the value of x in logarithm
log[x](1/256)=-8
This reads log(1/256), base[x]=-8
In exponential form: base(x) raised to the log of the number(-8)=number (1/256)
x^-8=1/256
1/x^8=1/256
x^8=256
x^8=2^8
x=2