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SOLVE EQUATION FOR X: logx 125=-3?

The x is suppose to appea below the word. I don't know how to do that on a computer.

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  • Aleko
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
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    Yes! It means that the base of the log is x, so using the basic principles of logs we have :

    x^(-3)=125=5^3 or 1/(x^3)=5^3 and x^3=1/(5^3) so x=cubic root of 1/(5^3) which is 1/5

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