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Question 82438: Please help me on this problem, they are so confusing to me.
write this exponential statement in logarithmic form: x^2=225
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a logarithm is the exponent to which some base is raised to get a number ... %28base%29%5E%28logarithm%29=%28number%29

so in this case, logx(225)=2 ... incidentally, x=15