How do you calculate $log_6 73$ with a calculator?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-31T11:18:27

$x = 2.395$

Log form and index form are interchangeable.

$log_a b = c hArr a^c = b$

Let $log_6 73 = x hArr 6^x = 73$

The variable is in the index, so we need logs.

$log6^x = log73$

$x log6 = log73$

$x = log73/log6$

$x = 2.395$

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