How do you evaluate ${log}_{3} (\frac{1}{127})$ $log_3(1/127)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-05T08:01:34

$- 4.409$ $-4.409$

Rearrange using laws of logarithms

${log}_{3} (\frac{1}{127}) = {log}_{3} (1) - {log}_{3} (127)$ $log_3(1/127) = log_3(1) - log_3(127)$

which you can then solve with a calculator

$= - 4.409$ $= -4.409$

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