SOLUTION: What expression is equivalent to log(base 7)2401-log(base 3)243?

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Question 301459: What expression is equivalent to log(base 7)2401-log(base 3)243?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Playing with my calculator, I found that
2401+=+7%5E4
log%287%2C+7%5E4%29+=+4
And I found that
243+=+3%5E5
log%283%2C3%5E5%29+=+5
so,
log%287%2C2401%29+-+log%283%2C243%29+=+4+-+5
4+-+5+=+-1 answer