(i) log5x=−3
5−3=x (exponential form)
x=153⟹x=1125
(ii) x=log1464
(14)x=64 (exponential form)
14x=43⟹4−x=43⟹x=−3
(iii) logx8=2
x2=8 (exponential form)
x=√8=2√2
(iv) logx716=13⟹x13=716 (exponential form)
We write 716=(712)13. Then x13=(712)13
∴x=712=√7