document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042488>Question 1042488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Approximate the logarithm using the properties of logarithms, given logb2=.3562, logb3=.5646, logb5=.8271\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "logb 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "logb (5b^4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "logb ^8sqrt(3b) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "logb 12 = logb(4*3) = logb(4)+ logb(3) = 2log(2)+log(3) = 2(0.3562)+0.5646<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "logb (5b^4) = logb(5) + 4logb(b) = 0.8271 + 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "logb ^8sqrt(3b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Question:: What does your ^ mean ??<BR>\n" );
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