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What is the logarithmic form of the exponential equation
4^3 = (5x+4)

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User Ye Liu
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Explanation:

It can be written as log_4(5x+4)=3

to do this take the log base 4 on both sides

and according to the log rule (log(A)^B) can be written as B×log(A)

we can do the same thing and rewrite

log_4(4)³ as 3×log_4(4) log_4(4) can cancel

out to be one so we are left with 3 × 1 which

is just 3

this will leave 3 to be equal to log_4(5x+4)

to solve this equation for x

4³ = (5x+4)

64= 5x+4

-4 -4

60= 5x

divide both sides by 5

we get

x = 12

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