SOLUTION: why is the logarithm of 1 with base b is 0.

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Question 80536: why is the logarithm of 1 with base b is 0.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The reason is if we have



it is equivalent to



And since the only value for x to make equal to 1 is x=0, this means



is true for any b