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Write logaa=4x in exponential form and find x to evaluate logaa for any a>0, a≠1.

Write logaa=4x in exponential form and find x to evaluate logaa for any a>0, a-example-1
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Given:


\log _aa=4x

To find the exponential form of the above, all we need to do is to raise the base a to the power of 4x.

That is;


a^(4x)=a

To find the value of x, we need to raise the power of the right - hand side so that we can equate the exponent

That is;


a^(4x)=a^1

4x = 1

Divide both-side by 4


x=(1)/(4)


\text{Log}_aa=4((1)/(4))
\text{Log}_aa=1

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