SOLUTION: Find the number log5(1/5) possible answers: -5 -1 0.2 1 Please explain it to me. Thanx

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Question 72683: Find the number log5(1/5)
possible answers:
-5
-1
0.2
1
Please explain it to me. Thanx

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Evaluate:

Rewrite this in exponential form:
Rewrite the right side as an exponent:
Apply the identity: then


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