SOLUTION: if log 3=a log 4=b find log(root18)

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Question 993984: if log 3=a log 4=b find log(root18)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If b = log 4, then b = 2 log 2 or log 2 = b/2.
Then
log sqrt(18) = (1/2) log (18) = (1/2) log (2 x 3^2) =
(1/2) [log 2 + 2 log 3] =
(1/2)(b/2) + a =
a + b/4