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ACT Math Intermediate Algebra Drill 4, Problem 5. Find the value of x.
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- 00:02
And another shmoop du jour...for the hour.
- 00:06
If log base x of 32 equals 5, then...what must x be?
- 00:10
And here are the potential answers...
- 00:17
Alright. It's asking us to recall what logarithms are.
- 00:21
Remember that the base x also refers to the
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- 00:24
base in the exponential expression x to the 5th equals 32.
- 00:29
So, 2 to the 5th makes 32...which means x equals 2.
- 00:33
Looks like our answer is C.
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