SOLUTION: Use the properties of logarithms to show that log10(2.76 x10^3) can be written as 3+log10 2.76.

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Question 881940: Use the properties of logarithms to show that log10(2.76 x10^3) can be written as 3+log10 2.76.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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show that log10(2.76 x10^3) can be written as 3+log10 2.76
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Multiply --> add logs
log(2.76 x10^3) = log(2.76) + log(10^3)
= log(2.76) + 3
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Base 10 is assumed, if no other base is specified.