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Logarithmic Base Constraints in Inventory Modeling

A junior logistics analyst at a shipping firm is calibrating an inventory forecasting tool that uses logarithmic growth. The tool requires entering a base value xx derived from the logarithmic equation log⁡x36=2\log_x 36 = 2.

From your memory of the definition and properties of logarithms:

  1. State the equivalent exponential form of the equation log⁡x36=2\log_x 36 = 2.
  2. Explain why the negative algebraic solution x=−6x = -6 must be rejected as the base xx of this logarithm.

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