Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 475: 75

Answer

$-1.2304$

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) $\displaystyle \log_{0.1}17=\frac{\log 17}{\log 0.1}\approx-1.2304$
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