document.write( "Question 328873: Find the logarithm using the change-of base formula.Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. log5 0.389 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #235614 by Edwin McCravy(20056)\"\" \"About 
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Find the logarithm using the change-of base formula.Round to the nearest ten-thousandth. \"log%285%2C%280.389%29%29\"
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document.write( "Change of base formula:\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%28GIVEN_BASE%2C%28EXPRESSION%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"log%28NEW_BASE%2C%28EXPRESSION%29%29%2Flog%28NEW_BASE%2C%28GIVEN_BASE%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let the GIVEN BASE be 5 and the NEW BASE be 10 (the calculator's log base).\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%285%2C%280.389%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"log%2810%2C%280.389%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%285%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then get the calculator and find those logs\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%285%2C%280.389%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"log%2810%2C%280.389%29%29%2Flog%2810%2C%285%29%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%285%2C%280.389%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"%28-.4100503987%29%2F.6989700043\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log%285%2C%280.389%29%29\"\"%22%22=%22%22\"\"-.586649493\"\r\n" );
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