Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 7 - Exponential Functions - 7.3 Logarithms and Their Derivatives - Exercises - Page 344: 119

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Work Step by Step

Recall that: $$\log_{b}x=\frac{\ln(x)}{\ln(b)}$$ Multiply the numerator and the denominator by $\frac{1}{\ln(a)}$: $$\log_{b}x=\frac{\ln(x)\cdot \frac{1}{\ln(a)}}{\ln(b)\cdot \frac{1}{\ln(a)}}$$ where $a\neq 1$ and $b \neq 1$ and $a \gt 0$ and $b \gt 0$. $$\log_{b}x=\frac{\frac{\ln(x)}{\ln(a)}}{\frac{\ln(b)}{\ln(a)}}$$ $$\log_{b}x=\frac{\log_{a}x}{\log_{a}b}$$ where $a\neq 1$ and $b \neq 1$ and $a \gt 0$ and $b \gt 0$.
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