Problem

Use common logarithms or natural logarithms and a calculator to evaluate the expression.
log1816
Use the change-of-base property to rewrite the given expression in terms of natural logarithms or common logarithms. log1816=
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log1816=ln16ln18 or log1816=log16log18

Steps

Step 1 :Given the expression log1816

Step 2 :We can use the change-of-base property to rewrite the given expression in terms of natural logarithms or common logarithms. The change-of-base formula is logba=logkalogkb, where k can be any positive number except 1.

Step 3 :Using this formula, we can rewrite the expression log1816 as follows:

Step 4 :Using natural logarithms (base e): log1816=ln16ln18

Step 5 :Using common logarithms (base 10): log1816=log16log18

Step 6 :log1816=ln16ln18 or log1816=log16log18

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