SOLUTION: if g(x) = log4 x, find g(8)

Question 417262: if g(x) = log4 x, find g(8)
Answer by jsmallt9(3759) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I assume "log4 x" means .

Since 4, the base, and 8, the argument, are both powers of 2 ( and ), we will be able find find this logarithm without the use of a calculator. We will use the change of base formula, , to convert this base 4 log into an expression of base 2 logs:

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