Evaluating logarithms using change-of-base formula

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  1. How to apply `` change-of-base rule""

    Express log53 \log_53 in three different ways.
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    • change-of-base rule:
    logba=logxalogxb=logalogb \log_ba = \frac{\log_xa}{\log_xb} = \frac{\log a}{\log b}

    • common logarithms:
    log with base 10" ``10"
    example: log3=log103 \log3 = \log_{10}3
    example: logx=log10x \log x = \log_{10}x