Question

How do you solve `log_5 x= log 80`?

Answer 1

`x=5^log80`

Explanation:

Here we see that the property of logarithyms comes into play.
We know that
`a^{log_a b}=b`
So we can raise both sides to the power of 5 and find that
`5^{log_5 x}=5^{log 80}`
And therefore
`x=5^{log 80}`