you are asked to solve for equis
a logarithm is a "sentence about exponents"
this sentence says, "the power that you raise
three to in order to get x, is two"
3x = 2
you can see that he is trapped in a log cabin
3x = 2
how do we escape the log cabin?
3x???
!!! = 2
log hat!
3x = 2
force whoever has the variable captive to wear
the entire log cabin like a hat ...
3x = 2
... and do that on both sides
3
x3
=
32
that frees equis on the left
3
3x
= 32
use a computron to calculate three squared
3log3(x)
x
=
32
=9
looks like this is the end!
x = 9