Question #8a9cf

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Jul 20, 2016

log2^x=p/3

Explanation:

If I understand the question properly, we have:
log8^x=p

And we wish to express log2^x in terms of p.

The first thing we should note is that log8^x=xlog8. This follows from the following property of logs:
loga^b=bloga

Essentially, we can "bring down" the exponent and multiply it by the logarithm. Similarly, using this property on log2^x, we get:
log2^x=xlog2

Our problem is now boiled down to expressing xlog2 (the simplified form of log2^x) in terms of p (which is xlog8). The central thing to realize here is that 8=2^3; which means xlog8=xlog2^3. And again using the property described above, xlog2^3=3xlog2.

We have:
p=xlog2^3=3xlog2

Expressing xlog2 in terms of p is now drastically easier. If we take the equation p=3xlog2 and divide it by 3, we get:
p/3=xlog2

And voila - we have expressed xlog2 in terms of p.