Something to the power of a logarithm This is probably a very obvious question, but here goes... A

Salvador Bush

Salvador Bush

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2022-07-12

Something to the power of a logarithm
This is probably a very obvious question, but here goes...
An answer in my textbook claims that
3 log n = n log 3
and that
4 n 2 ( 3 / 4 ) log n = 4 n log 3
Why, using more basic laws, is this the case?
(Unfortunately Google confuses this question with changing bases, exponentiation being the inverse of log (which is of course related), and similar matters.)

Answer & Explanation

alomjabpdl0

alomjabpdl0

Beginner2022-07-13Added 12 answers

Recall that 3 = b log b 3
Therefore 3 log b n = ( b log b 3 ) log b n = b ( log b 3 ) ( log b n ) = ( b log b n ) log b 3 = n log b 3
cooloicons62

cooloicons62

Beginner2022-07-14Added 4 answers

Hint : a = b implies log a = log b and log a b = b log a

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