SOLUTION: Find log of -3.7*10^2

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Question 585822: Find log of -3.7*10^2
Answer by josmiceli(9697) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can't be done. Logs are exponents, and there
is no exponent with a positive base that possibly
give you a negative number.
Note that a negative exponent with a positive base
still gives you a positive number.
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Look for an error in signs if you are required to
find the log of this number.