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: 22

Answer

a) $3$ b) $5$

Work Step by Step

$ x^y = z \iff \log_{x}{z} = y$ a) $\log_{b}{27} = 3 \rightarrow b^3 = 27 \rightarrow b = 3$ b) $\log_{b}{125} = 3 \rightarrow b^3 = 125 \rightarrow b = 5$
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