College Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 510: 27

Answer

-2

Work Step by Step

We know that $y=log_{b}x$ is equivalent to $b^{y}=x$ (where $x\gt0$, $b\gt0$, and $b\ne1$). Also, based on the definition of the common logarithm, we know that $ln(x)=log_{e}x$. Therefore, $ln(\frac{1}{e^{2}})=log_{e}\frac{1}{e^{2}}=-2$, because $e^{-2}=\frac{1}{e^{2}}$.
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