How do you express log_3 8log38 in terms of common logarithms?

1 Answer
Mar 7, 2018

x=log8/log3x=log8log3

Explanation:

Let log_3 8=xlog38=x, then we know that 3^x=83x=8

Now taking common log (to base 1010) on both sides, we get

xlog3=log8xlog3=log8

or x=log8/log3=0.9031/0.4771=1.8929x=log8log3=0.90310.4771=1.8929

Note that log_ab=logb/logalogab=logbloga