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#1 2006-12-26 04:45:57
- Kiran
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anti log
anti log_3(-2)
i did
3^-2 which is 1/3^-2
1/ 0.111111111 = 9.000000009 or 10
and 10 is teh answer
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#2 2006-12-26 06:20:16
- mathsyperson
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Re: anti log
You're right up the the point where you say that the answer is 3^-2.
But then you say that that is 1/3^-2, when it's actually 1/3^2, which is 1/9.
1/9 is the answer. I'm not sure where the book gets 10 from.
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#3 2006-12-27 09:23:53
- krassi_holmz
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Re: anti log
What? Ten! 
This can't be.
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