Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.5 - Logarithmic Functions - Exercise Set - Page 572: 11

Answer

$7^{\frac{1}{2}}=\sqrt 7$

Work Step by Step

If $b\gt0$ and $b\ne1$, then $y=log_{b}x$ means $x=b^{y}$ for every $x$ and every real number $y$. Therefore, $\log_{7}\sqrt 7=\frac{1}{2}$ means $7^{\frac{1}{2}}=\sqrt 7$.
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