Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.5 Exercises - Page 362: 19

Answer

a) $3$ b) $-1$

Work Step by Step

$ x^y = z \iff \log_{x}{z} = y$ a) $\log_{10}{1000} = x \rightarrow 10^x = 1000 \rightarrow x = 3$ b) $\log_{10}{0.1} = x \rightarrow 10^x = 0.1 \rightarrow x = -1$
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