SOLUTION: What is the expanded logarithm of log3 a^6

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Question 312927: What is the expanded logarithm of log3 a^6
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the expanded logarithm of log3 a^6
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I'm assuming you meant log base 3...
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log%283%2Ca%5E6%29
We can pull out the exponent and write it as:
6%2Alog%283%2Ca%29
Next, we can apply "change of base" to get:
6%2Alog%28a%29%2Flog%283%29