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Approximate: log5 4/7
-2.8760
-0.3477
0.7124
1.3738

User Jon Biz
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2 Answers

2 votes

Answer:

b –0.3477

Explanation:

User Aquajach
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2 votes

Answer:

-0.34772

Explanation:

One way of doing this problem is to change the base from 5 to 10.

Use the change of base formula:

log x

log x = ------------

5 log 5

so:

log (4/7) log 4 - log 7

log (4/7) = --------------- = ---------------------

5 log 5 log 5

Note that "log x" above is the common logarithm of x and is to the base 10.

Continuing, we get:

0.60206 - 0.84510 -0.24304

---------------------------- = --------------------- = -0.34772 (This corresponds to

0.69897 0.69897 the second given

answer choice.)

User Lyman Zerga
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