Question 75578: Please explain why log base a of 5 = 5. Thank you.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Please explain why log base a of 5 = 5.
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log(base a) of 5 could be any number.
Your problem says it is "5"
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Keep in mind that "log" means "exponent".
So you have a^5=5 as the exponential form of log(base a)5=5.
Take the 5th root of both sides to find "a".
a=5^(1/5)=1.3797...
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Hope this helps you understand logs.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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