A Logarithm asks "what exponent produced this?"
For Problem 1: The base number is a=3 and the exponent x=2. Therefore, we write log3(9)=2 in logarithm form.
PROBLEM 1
PROBLEM 2
REFLECTION
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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