Write in Exponential Form log base 3 of x-1=2

$\log_{3} (x - 1) = 2$

For logarithmic equations, $\log_{b} (x) = y$ is equivalent to $b^{y} = x$ such that $x > 0$ , $b > 0$ , and $b \neq 1$ . In this case, $b = 3$ , $x = x - 1$ , and $y = 2$ .

$b = 3$