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Given that 2^a = 3 and 2^b = 5 find the logarithm in terms of a, b, or both

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2 ( tried to make that show it's the base.) show step by step i dont get it!

2006-09-28 13:20:43 · 2 answers · asked by abbs 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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First, you need to realize that logarithm is the inverse of exponentiation, just like subtraction is the inverse of addition.

Thus: 10 ^ 2 = 100, and log 100 = 2. Thus, if you take log(a) a^b, the answer will be b.

For 2^a = 3:
log(2) 2^a = log(2) 3
a = log(2) 3

For 2^b = 5:
log(2) 2^b = log(2) 5
b = log(2) 5

2006-09-29 01:18:44 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 0 0

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2016-10-16 02:46:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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