Solution 3.3:3a
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| - | + | By writing the argument <math>8</math> as <math>8 = 2\cdot 4 = 2\cdot 2\cdot 2 = 2^3</math>, the logarithm law, <math>\lg a^b = b\lg a</math>, gives  | |
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| - | {{  | + | {{Displayed math||<math>\log _{2}8 = \log _{2} 2^3 = 3\cdot\log _{2}2 = 3\cdot 1 = 3\,,</math>}}  | 
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| + | where we have used <math>\log _{2}2 = 1\,</math>.  | ||
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By writing the argument \displaystyle 8 as \displaystyle 8 = 2\cdot 4 = 2\cdot 2\cdot 2 = 2^3, the logarithm law, \displaystyle \lg a^b = b\lg a, gives
| \displaystyle \log _{2}8 = \log _{2} 2^3 = 3\cdot\log _{2}2 = 3\cdot 1 = 3\,, | 
where we have used \displaystyle \log _{2}2 = 1\,.
