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Hello, I need help with this precalculus homework question, please?HW Q1

Hello, I need help with this precalculus homework question, please?HW Q1-example-1
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We are given the following logarithmic equation


\log_4x=3

Let us solve the above equation for x.

Recall the logarithmic definition,


if\;\log_ab=c\;\;then\;\;b=a^c

For the given case, we have

a = 4

b = x

c = 3


\begin{gathered} b=a^c \\ x=4^3 \\ x=4*4*4 \\ x=64 \end{gathered}

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