The following should be completed without the use of a calculator.
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\n$\\log_{\\var{zero[0]}}(\\var{zero[0]^zero[1]})$ = [[0]]
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To determine $\\log_{\\var{zero[0]}}(\\var{zero[0]^zero[1]})$, realise $\\var{zero[0]}^0=\\var{zero[0]^zero[1]}$ and so $\\log_{\\var{zero[0]}}(\\var{zero[0]^zero[1]})=0$.
Using the definition and your times tables (or index laws) determine the following:
\n$\\log_{\\var{one[0]}}(\\var{one[0]^one[1]})$ = [[0]]
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To determine $\\log_{\\var{one[0]}}(\\var{one[0]^one[1]})$, realise $\\var{one[0]}^1=\\var{one[0]}$ and so $\\log_{\\var{one[0]}}(\\var{one[0]^one[1]})=1$.
Using the definition and your times tables (or index laws) determine the following:
\n$\\log_{\\var{two[0]}}(\\var{two[0]^two[1]})$ = [[0]]
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To determine $\\log_{\\var{two[0]}}(\\var{two[0]^two[1]})$, realise $\\var{two[0]}^2=\\var{two[0]^2}$ and so $\\log_{\\var{two[0]}}(\\var{two[0]^two[1]})=2$.
Using the definition and your times tables (or index laws) determine the following:
\n$\\log_{\\var{small[0]}}(\\var{small[0]^small[1]})$ = [[0]]
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To determine $\\log_{\\var{small[0]}}(\\var{small[0]^small[1]})$, realise $\\var{small[0]}^\\var{small[1]}=\\var{small[0]^small[1]}$ and so $\\log_{\\var{small[0]}}(\\var{small[0]^small[1]})=\\var{small[1]}$.
Using the definition and your times tables (or index laws) determine the following:
\n$\\log_{\\var{tens[0]}}(\\var{tens[0]^tens[1]})$ = [[0]]
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To determine $\\log_{\\var{tens[0]}}(\\var{tens[0]^tens[1]})$, realise $\\var{tens[0]}^\\var{tens[1]}=\\var{tens[0]^tens[1]}$ and so $\\log_{\\var{tens[0]}}(\\var{tens[0]^tens[1]})=\\var{tens[1]}$.
Recall that $10^n$ is the same as a $1$ with $n$ zeros behind it.
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