Problema Solution

Use the definition of logarithm to simplify each expression.

(a)

log10 10

(b)

log10 10,000

(c)

log10 10−4

Answer provided by our tutors

(a)

log10 10 = 1 since 10^1 = 10


(b)

log10 10,000 = 4 since 10^4 = 10,000


(c)

log10 10^(−4) = -4