document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946487>Question 946487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please instruct on how you can use a scientific calculator to solve log 0.75 to the base 5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #577405 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=577405\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+log%28b%2C+x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+log%28b%2C+x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "in your case:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+log%285%2C+0.75%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+log%285%2C+0.75%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " \"how do you calculate a log on a scientific calculator\"? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the \"log\" is just the standard log (base_ 10), so typically you can just enter a number and press the \"log\" button to get its standard logarithm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you had a different base you wanted to use, remember the rule <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28+b%2Ca%29+=+log%28c%2Ca%29+%2F+log%28+c%2Cb%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28+b%2Ca%29+=+log%28c%2Ca%29+%2F+log%28+c%2Cb%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; this allows you to convert to whatever base you want, and thus lets you use the standard log for everything \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "so, change the base first in base <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+log%280.75%29%2Flog%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+log%280.75%29%2Flog%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "now you type it in a scientific calculator, and you will get this answer:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-0.1787469216608008 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-0.1787469216608008\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );