How do you simplify 2^(log_2(12)) ?

1 Answer
Mar 17, 2016

2^(log_2(12)) = 12

Explanation:

By definition, the base-a log of a number x is the value y such that a^y=x. That is to say

log_a(x) = y <=> a^y = x

Then, applying the definition, for any a, we have a^(log_a(x)) = x

In this case, that gives us 2^(log_2(12)) = 12