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3unitz

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Exphate said:
log1025
log105

= log25 - log5
= 0.69897000433601880478626110527601
= 0.699 (3dp)
this is wrong

answer:

log 25 / log 5
= log (5^2) / log 5
= 2 log 5 / log 5
= 2
 

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isn't the first one 10 log (base 10) 3

let y = 10log (base 10) 3
take the base 10 log of both sides
log10 y = log10 log (base 10) 3
log 10 y = log103 . log1010
log10y = log10 3

therefore y = 3
 
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3unitz said:
this is wrong

answer:

log 25 / log 5
= log (5^2) / log 5
= 2 log 5 / log 5
= 2
I thought when it was division you minus the answers..?
 

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vds700 said:
isn't the first one 10 log (base 10) 3

let y = 10log (base 10) 3
take the base 10 log of both sides
log10 y = log10 log (base 10) 3
log 10 y = log103 . log1010
log10y = log10 3

therefore y = 3

sorry how can u do the line in bold? is there a specific rule or what? ty
 

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jessi90 said:
sorry how can u do the line in bold? is there a specific rule or what? ty
let, y = 10^(log 3)

log y = log [10^(log 3)] (take the log of both sides)

log y = log 3 . log 10 (log (a^b) = b log a)

log y = log 3

y = 3

but y = 10^(log 3)

.'. 10^(log 3) = 3
 

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