Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.6 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 578: 57

Answer

.35

Work Step by Step

We are given that $log_{b}3=.5$ and that $ log_{b}5=.7$. The power property of logarithms tells us that $log_{b}x^{r}=r log_{b}x$ (where x and b are positive real numbers, $b\ne1$, and r is a real number). Therefore, $log_{b}\sqrt 5= log_{b}5^{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}log_{b}5=\frac{1}{2}\times .7=.35$.
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