SOLUTION: Explain why 40log3 is between ¼ and 1/3 and explain why logarithms with a negative base are not defined

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Question 997247: Explain why 40log3 is between ¼ and 1/3
and explain why logarithms with a negative base are not defined
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
40 * log(3) is not between 1/4 and 1/3.

40 * log(3) is equal to 19.08485019

something wrong with your problem statement as the expression is not between 1/4 and 1/3.

why can't have negative base of logs.

the following explains it very well.

http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/Math/Algebra_II_obj/prop_logs.htm