What is a Logarithm anyway?
This is what is called Logarithmic Form
 
It is read Log base "2" of 16 equals "x"
first we need to review the parts of an exponent
this one x squared
this is the base and this is the exponent
a logarithm is just another way of writing an exponent
base.... exponent.... equals
To convert this  into an exponent use the base exponent equals.
The base stays the same which is "2"
the exponent x equals 16 base
now we're going to solve a simple Logarithm
the first step is you convert this log into exponential form
remember base exponent equals
step two we try to make the same base
I'm going to take the 16 and break it into four times four
and we see that 16 is
actually 2 to the power of 4 so we
put them in the same base and now if
those two bases are equal then the
exponents must also be equal therefore x equals 4
but what if there is no equal sign?
well in that case we simply make it equal to X
step 1 convert this log into exponential form base 3 exponent X
equals 27
try to make them the same base
take the 27 and break it down
since 27 is 3 to the 3rd power they're the same
base and since the bases are both equal
again the exponents must be equal and x
equals 3
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