SOLUTION: For any b>1 we have the logb5/logb3=5/3 Is this true? Why or why not?

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Question 979032: For any b>1 we have the logb5/logb3=5/3
Is this true? Why or why not?

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Since you are trying to prove a universal assertion, it is sufficient to find one counter-example to disprove it. Pick a base and see if it works out. Base makes the statement false, for example.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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