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OpenStudy (anonymous):

log 7 √ 49

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first off, \(\sqrt{49}=7\) right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\sqrt{7} 49\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you are being asked for \[\log_7(7)\] which must be 1, because you are being asked "raise 7 to what power to get 7?" and the answer is 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now i am lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the base of your log? what is the input?

OpenStudy (amorfide):

if you have this as base 10 then you are multiplying 7 by 7=49 log49 but if it is base 7, follow what @satellite73 said

OpenStudy (anonymous):

log sqrt 7 bqase 49

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (amorfide):

lol what?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\log_{49}(\sqrt{7})\]?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

base is 49, input is \(\sqrt{7}\) right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

trick is to try to write with exponents, because \[\log_b(x)=y\iff b^y=x\] so you are trying to solve \[49^y=\sqrt{7}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we see that \(49=7^2\) and \(\sqrt{7}=7^{\frac{1}{2}}\) so what you want is \[7^{2y}=7^{\frac{1}{2}}\] or \[2y=\frac{1}{2}\] or \[y=\frac{1}{4}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

meaning is simpler english that the number \(\sqrt{7}\) is the fourth root of 49

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