Saturday, August 24, 2013

If log 8 = 3, how to find the value of log 32

We are given that log 8 = 3. Here the base of the
logarithm is not mentioned.


For a logarithm with the base
b, if log(b) a =c it follows that a = b^c.


We use this
relation here, let the base of the logarithm be
n.


Therefore log(n) 8 =
3


=> 8 = n^3


=>
2^3 = n^3


Hence n is 2. Now we now the base of the
logarithm is 2.


Therefore log (2) 32 = log (2) 2^5 =
5.



The value of log 32 is
5.

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