Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 475: 71

Answer

$1.5937$

Work Step by Step

Apply the Change of base property: $\displaystyle \quad \log_{b}M=\frac{\log_{a}M}{\log_{a}b}$ change to base 10 (common logarithm) $\displaystyle \log_{5}13=\frac{\log 13}{\log 5}\approx 1.5937$
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