SOLUTION: If log2=0.30 and log3=0.48,what is the approximate value of log72 Plz help.

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Question 612025: If log2=0.30 and log3=0.48,what is the approximate value of log72
Plz help.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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If log2=0.30 and log3=0.48,what is the approximate value of log72
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since we can rewrite:
log(72)
as
log(2*2*2*3*3)
log(2)+log(2)+log(2)+log(3)+log(3)
substitute in our given values
0.30+0.30+0.30+0.48+0.48
1.86