Given log53 = 0.6826 and log58=1.2920, evaluate the expressions.
(a) log52
(b) log5(75/8)
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Simply use some creative algebraic manipulation with the property of logarithms to find an approximation for the other expressions.
a) log52
There are probably many approaches that would lead to the same answer, but here is how I would approach this one:
log58=log523log58=3log521.2920=3log52log52=1.29203≈0.4307
b) log5758
Luckily, we use the result from before to help this particular problem.
log5758=log575−log58log5758=log5(3∗25)−log58log5758=log53+log525−log58log5758=0.6826+2−1.2920≈1.3906
You can check to determine if your answer is reasonable by using a calculator and evaluating log52 and log5758. The decimal expansion should be match up for the first few digits.
Simply use some creative algebraic manipulation with the property of logarithms to find an approximation for the other expressions.
a) log52
There are probably many approaches that would lead to the same answer, but here is how I would approach this one:
log58=log523log58=3log521.2920=3log52log52=1.29203≈0.4307
b) log5758
Luckily, we use the result from before to help this particular problem.
log5758=log575−log58log5758=log5(3∗25)−log58log5758=log53+log525−log58log5758=0.6826+2−1.2920≈1.3906
You can check to determine if your answer is reasonable by using a calculator and evaluating log52 and log5758. The decimal expansion should be match up for the first few digits.