Margee thinks she can use logs to solve 56 = x^8, since logs seem to make exponents disappear. unfortunately, margee is wrong. explain the difference between equations like 2 = 1.04^x, in which you can use logs, and 56 = x^8, in which it does not make sense to use logs.

We use log to solve only those equations in which we have our variables in power form.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Margee thinks she can use logs to solve , since logs seem to make exponents disappear but Margee is wrong

We have to explain the difference between equations like  and

We use log to solve only those equations in which we have our variables in power form.

Out of given equation only has x in power form so we can apply log for solving the equation as,

While solving other equation ,

, we can directly take  8 root both side,

Thus,  We use log to solve only those equations in which we have our variables in power form.