Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Nonlinear Functions - 2.5 Logarithmic Functions - 2.5 Exercises - Page 98: 18

Answer

$-4$

Work Step by Step

From the definition of logarithms, for $a>0$, $a\neq 1$, and $x > 0$, $y=\log_{a}x$ means $a^{y}=x$. --------- $y=\displaystyle \log_{3}\left(\frac{1}{81}\right)\ \ $ means $\ \ 3^{y}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{81} .$ Since $\displaystyle \frac{1}{81}=81^{-1}=(3^{4})^{-1}=3^{-4},$ $y=-4$
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