Aptitude - Logarithm - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Logarithm - General Questions (Q.No. 6)
6.
If log10 7 = a, then log10 1 is equal to:
70
- (1 + a)
(1 + a)-1
a
10
1
10a
Answer: Option
Explanation:
log10 1
70
= log10 1 - log10 70
= - log10 (7 x 10)
= - (log10 7 + log10 10)
= - (a + 1).
Discussion:
33 comments Page 3 of 4.

Happiness said:   10 years ago
How comes, log 10 is 0 should not it be 0.01, please anyone?

Gosai devam said:   10 years ago
log 10(1) - log 10(70).

= 1-log 10(7*10).

-log 10(7)+log 10(10).

-a+1 answer.

Tashi said:   1 decade ago
log 10 (1/7) = log10 -log10 70.

log10 1 = 0.

Therefore 0-log10 70.

-log10 70 = its same as -log10 (7*10).

-(log10 7+log10 10).

Given log10 7 = a.

And log10 10 equal to 1 = -(a+1).

Therefore Log10 (1/70) = -(a+1).

Vinayak said:   1 decade ago
As we know that,
log 10 1 = 0.
And
log x x =1.

log 10 (1/70)=log 10 1 - log 10 70.
= 0 - log 10 70.
= - log 10 (7*10).
= -(log 1o 7 + log 10 10).
= -(a+1).

Because log10 7 = a is given and log x x =1.

Tanmay Mishra said:   1 decade ago
How we got last step:

= - (log10 7 + log10 10)
= - (a + 1)

Swathi said:   1 decade ago
(log m-log n) is log(m\n) so we get log(70\1) tat is log(70) which can be written as log(7*10)

Majnu said:   1 decade ago
Is log10 1 Zero...?

Shalini said:   1 decade ago
We know that.

Log 1= 0.

Put this value in 1st step we get.

0-log 70.

Gyan said:   1 decade ago
How do you get second step here ?

Buncy said:   1 decade ago
How did you got the second step?


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