document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129077>Question 1129077</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help solve this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewrite the expression as an equivalent ratio of logs using the indicated base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+log+%2819%29++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+log+%2819%29++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (53.875) to base 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Unclear for at least a couple of reasons....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is \"log19 ...\" log, base 19, of ...? or is it log(base 10) of 19?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"to base 10\" is BAD language.  \"to\" is used to indicate powers (exponents), not logarithms.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "...or perhaps \"to base 10\" corresponds to the phrase in the statement of the problem \"using the indicated base\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would guess that the intended problem is to express log, base 19, of 53.875 as a ratio of logs base 10.  But I'm not going to spend any time working that problem if I don't know it's the right one. </SPAN>\n" );
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