Question

How do you expand `log_3 48`?

Answer 1

`log_3 48 = 1+4 log_3 2`

Explanation:

Note that `48 = 3*2^4`

So: `log_3 48 = log_3 (3*2^4) = log_3 3 + log_3 (2^4) = 1+4 log_3 2`