Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Logarithmic Functions - Exercise Set - Page 572: 30

Answer

$x=2$

Work Step by Step

If $b\gt0$ and $b\ne1$, then $y=log_{b}x$ means $x=b^{y}$ for every $x$ and every real number $y$. Therefore, $log_{3}9=x$ means $3^{x}=9$. We have included the variable x as the unknown value. We know that $x=2$, because $3^{2}=9$.
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