Solve 8^5x=8

$$8 ^ { 5 x } = 8$$

Solve for x

$$x=\frac{1}{5}=0.2$$

Steps Using Definition of Logarithm

Use the rules of exponents and logarithms to solve the equation.

$$8^{5x}=8$$

Take the logarithm of both sides of the equation.

$$\log(8^{5x})=\log(8)$$

The logarithm of a number raised to a power is the power times the logarithm of the number.

$$5x\log(8)=\log(8)$$

Divide both sides by \log(8).

$$5x=\frac{\log(8)}{\log(8)}$$

By the change-of-base formula \frac{\log(a)}{\log(b)}=\log_{b}\left(a\right).

$$5x=\log_{8}\left(8\right)$$

Divide both sides by 5.

$$x=\frac{1}{5}$$

Solve for x (complex solution)

$$x=\frac{i\times 2\pi n_{1}}{15\ln(2)}+\frac{1}{5}$$

$$n_{1}\in \mathrm{Z}$$