SOLUTION: simplify: log (1000)

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Question 114008: simplify: log (1000)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember, if we have the blank equation , then we can write it as .So we can apply this property to this problem


Start with the given expression. Remember, if the base isn't stated, the base is 10




Set the expression equal to y. The variable y is arbitrary and doesn't matter, but we need it for this problem.


Rewrite the equation using the first property I mentioned


Rewrite 1000 as

Since the bases are equal, the exponents are equal. So

This means

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