SOLUTION: Please explain why the number 1 cannot be the base of a logarithmic function. Thank you.
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Question 74179: Please explain why the number 1 cannot be the base of a logarithmic function. Thank you.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because if you use the change of base formula
If you let b=1, you get
Log(1)=0 since x^0=1 so it becomes
Which is not possible for any value of a.
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