Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Logarithmic Functions - 4.3 Exercises - Page 352: 31

Answer

(a) $5$ (b) $27$ (c) $10$

Work Step by Step

According to the Laws of Logarithms we have a following expression: $x^{\log_x{a}}=a$. Roughly said, $x$ and $a$ replace each other ($x^{\log_x{a}}=a^{\log_x{x}}=a^1=a$). We will use this law to evaluate the next expression. --- (a) $3^{\log_3{5}}=5^{log_3{3}}=5^1=5$ (b) $5^{\log_5{27}}=27^{\log_5{5}}=27^1=27$ It's the same idea for natural logarithm: $e^{\ln x}=x^{\ln e}=x^1=x$ (c) $e^{\ln10}=10^{\ln e}=10^1=10$
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