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Old November 2nd, 2009, 09:31 PM
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how do you get the next answer?
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how do you get the next answer?
2^{?}=8 ?

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log base 2 (8) is asking for x, where 2^x=8.

2^3=2*2*2=8, therefore log base 2 (8) = 3
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2^{?}=8 ?

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express in log form stuck on this one ?

and this one write in log notation

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