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What is the value of log25 1/125?

User Chucknor
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Answer:

Exact Form: log (3126/125), Decimal Form: 1.39807896...

Explanation:

User Meriton
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Answer:

-3/2 or -1.5.

Explanation:

Let x = log25 1/125

By the definition of a logarithm:

1/125 = 25^ x

25^3/2 = (√25)^ 3 = 125.

1/125 = 25^(-3/2)

25^ x = 25^(-3/2)

Therefore x = -3/2.

User Richard Robinson
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