SOLUTION: Which is greater : log 3 to the base 2 or log 5 to the base 2.5

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Question 67013: Which is greater : log 3 to the base 2 or log 5 to the base 2.5
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Which is greater : log 3 to the base 2 or log 5 to the base 2.5
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log2 3 = log3/log2 = 1.465125...
log2.5 5 = log5/log2.5=1.6968...
The latter is larger.
Cheers,
Stan H.

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