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Given log53 = 0.6826 and log58=1.2920, evaluate the expressions. 

 

(a) log52

(b) log5(75/8)

 

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 Aug 18, 2023

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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=1.292030.4307

 

b) log5758

 

Luckily, we use the result from before to help this particular problem.

 

log5758=log575log58log5758=log5(325)log58log5758=log53+log525log58log5758=0.6826+21.29201.3906

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.

 Aug 19, 2023
 #3
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Best Answer

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=1.292030.4307

 

b) log5758

 

Luckily, we use the result from before to help this particular problem.

 

log5758=log575log58log5758=log5(325)log58log5758=log53+log525log58log5758=0.6826+21.29201.3906

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.

The3Mathketeers Aug 19, 2023

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