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100

82x-1 = 24x-4

Solve for x. 

x= 11/10 or 1 1/10

100

ln38

Put into natural log formula and solve. 

= 1.893

100

Expand log 3x3 / 5y 

log 3x3 - log 5y    Quotient

log 3 + log x3 - log 5 + log y     Product

log 3 + 3 log x - log 5 + log y    Power

100

Solve the following for x. 

3x=10

x= 2.096

100

Using log65 = 0.898 and log68 = 1.161

log5/8

log5 - log6 

0.898 - 1.161= -0.262

200

ln(4x-7) = ln(x+5)

Solve for x. 

x=4 

200

log1230

Solve using common log formula.

x= 1.369

200

Expand log 7x2/14y

log 7x2 - log 14y  Quotient 

log 7 + log x2 - log 14 + log y   Product 

log 7 + 7 log x - log 14 + log y   Power

200

Solve the following for x. 

3x=7

x= 1.771

200

Using log65 = 0.898 and log68 = 1.161

log640

log6 5 + log6 8

0.898 + 1.161 = 2.059

300

(1/5)1-x = 252x+1

Solve for x. 

x= -1 

300

log916

Solve using common log formula. 

x= 1.262

300

Expand ln 5x7/ y

ln 5x7 - ln y  Quotient 

ln 5 + ln x7 - ln y  Product

ln 5 + 7 ln x - ln y   Power 

300

Solve the following for x. 

9x=30

x= 1.548

300

Using log65 = 0.898 and log68 = 1.161

log6 64

log6 82

2 (log6 8) = 2.322
400

5125x-1 = (1/8)-4-x

Solve for x. 

x= 1/2

400

log620 

Solve using BOTH common and natural log formulas. 

x= 1.672

400

Condense 5 ln 2 + 7 ln x + 4 ln y 

ln 25 + ln x7 + ln y4   Power 

ln (25 x7 y4)   Product
400

Solve the following for x. 

12x=65

x= 1.680

400

Use log2 3= 1.585 and log2 7= 2.807

log2 3/7

log2 3 - log2 7

1.585 - 2.807 = -1.222

500

1005x-2 = (1/10)11-x

Solve for x. 

x= (-15/9) OR (-5/3)

500

log1782

Solve using BOTH common and natural log formulas.

x= 1.555

500

Condense log 7 + 4 log 2 - log 8 

log 7 + log 24 - log 8  Power

log (7 x 24) - log 8   Product

log (7 x 24) / 8   Quotient

log 14 Simplify

500

Solve the following for x. 

8x=70

x= 2.043

500

Use log2 3= 1.585 and log2 7= 2.807

a) log2 21

b) log2 49

a) log2 3 + log2 7

1.585 + 2.807 = 4.392

b) log2 72

2 (log2 7) 

2 (2.807) = 5.614

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