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Dee W
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Dee W asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

Please help again. Log base a of P = Log base b of P? Again this is a proof. Many thanks.?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Log(base a) P = Log(base b) P can only be true if a = b.

    Let Log(base a) P = k ----> P = a^k

    Similarly P = b^k

    But a^k = b^k can only be true if a = b or possibly a = -b if k is an even integer but logs with negative bases are a minefield.

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