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Express 125 = 5x as a logarithmic equation.

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Log 5 to the power of 125 equals X


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Answer: Hello mate!

I guess here says:

125 = 5^x

and we want to express this equation in logaritmic form:

using the relation:

ln(a^b) = b*ln(a)

we can solve the previous equation for x as:

125 = 5^x

apply ln to both sides:

ln(125) = ln(5^x)

ln(125) = xln(5)

x = ln(125)/ln(5)

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