Question 22993
I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll try to answer it anyway.


When you write log with no base number, then it is assumed that you mean log base 10.  Let's do a beginners lesson in logarithms.  


log 10 means {{{log 10^1}}}, which means "what power would you raise 10 to in order to get 10?"  The answer is the power which is {{{1}}}.


log 100 means {{{log 10^2}}}, which means "what power would you raise 10 to in order to get 100?"  The answer is the power which is {{{2}}}.


log 1000 means {{{log 10^3}}}, which means "what power would you raise 10 to in order to get 1000?"  The answer is the power which is {{{3}}}.


It so happens that if you have {{{log 10^(the power)}}}, then the answer is {{{the power}}}!  


{{{log 10^(x) = x}}}



{{{log 10^(y) = y}}}


{{{log 10^(Junk) = Junk}}}


In your problem, I'm not sure what the power of 10 was, but whatever it was, I'll bet that power is the answer to the problem.


R^2 at SCC