[tex]log_a(b)=c[/tex][tex]log_a(b)=c[/tex] translates to
[tex]a^c=b[/tex][tex]a^c=b[/tex] let's say it equals y
[tex]log_2(25)=y[/tex][tex]log_2(25)=y[/tex] trsnaltes to [tex]2^y=25[/tex][tex]2^y=25[/tex] doesn't help us we can also translate it to [tex]log_2(5^2)[/tex][tex]log_2(5^2)[/tex] or [tex]2log_2(5)[/tex][tex]log_2(5^2)[/tex]