How do you evaluate log_10 10,000log1010,000?

1 Answer
Mar 13, 2016

log_10 10,000 = 4log1010,000=4

Explanation:

Given:" "log_10(10000) log10(10000)

Let " "y=log_10(10000) y=log10(10000)

Then another way of writing this is:

10^y=1000010y=10000

But 10^4=10000104=10000

So y=4y=4

Thus log_10 10,000 = 4log1010,000=4

Basically: count the 10's as 10,000 = 10xx10xx10xx1010,000=10×10×10×10

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