SOLUTION: please help me prove that log base b of 1 =0

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Question 666062: please help me prove that log base b of 1 =0
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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please help me prove that log base b of 1 =0
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b%5E0+=+1

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
by definition of log
log%28a%29%28x%29+=+n means that a%5En+=+x
so,
log%28a%29%281%29+=+0 means that b%5E0+=+1 which is TRUE, by definition of exponents any number raised to the zero power equal to 1
it proves that log%28a%29%281%29+=+0