SOLUTION: find the number log5(1/5)

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Question 380456: find the number log5(1/5)
Found 2 solutions by Jk22, rfadrogane:
Answer by Jk22(389) About Me  (Show Source):
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log5(5^(-1))=-1

Answer by rfadrogane(214) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the number log5(1/5)
Sol'n:
from: log (a/b) = log a - log b
then,
= log5 1 - log5 5
= 0 - 1
= -1 ----answer