SOLUTION: Evaluate each of the following logarithms. a) logbase7 256 b) logbase3/4 6475

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Question 128068: Evaluate each of the following logarithms.
a) logbase7 256
b) logbase3/4 6475

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a) logbase7 256
Comment: There are several ways to evaluate this
Here's one way:
= (log(base10)256)/(log(base10)7
= 2.4082/0.8451
= 2.8497...
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b) log(base3/4) 6475
=[log6475]/[log(3/4)]
= -30.5049
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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