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Example 10.19: Converting to Exponential Form

To convert an equation from logarithmic form to exponential form, identify the logarithmic base and the value it is equal to (which acts as the exponent). Use the fundamental equivalence: if y=logaxy = \log_a x, then x=ayx = a^y. For example, to convert 2=log8642 = \log_8 64, the base is 88 and the exponent is 22, resulting in the exponential form 64=8264 = 8^2. For 0=log410 = \log_4 1, the base is 44 and the exponent is 00, giving the exponential form 1=401 = 4^0. For 3=log1011000-3 = \log_{10} \frac{1}{1000}, the base is 1010 and the exponent is 3-3, which translates to the exponential form 11000=103\frac{1}{1000} = 10^{-3}.

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