Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 6 - Logarithmic Functions - 6.4 Properties of Logarithms - 6.4 Exercises - Page 517: 60

Answer

$\log _{b} 100=14$

Work Step by Step

Given log $_{b} 5=10$, $\log _{b} 20=4$ log $_{b} 100=?$ Using $\log _{b} m n=\log _{b} m+\log _{b} n$ Put m=5, n=20 $\therefore \log _{b}(5 \times 20)=\log _{b} 5+\log _{b} 20$ $\Rightarrow \log _{b} 100=10+4$ $\therefore \log _{b} 100=14$
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