Question

Use the change of base formula to evaluate log3(73).

Answer 1

The change of base formula allows you to write a logarithm in terms of logarithms with another base. It follows this pattern,

$log_{a}x = \frac{ log_{b}x }{log_{b}a }$

where a≠1 and b≠1

Assigning the base to be 7,

$log_{3}73 = \frac{ log_{7}73 }{log_{7}3 }=3.9$


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