Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Logarithmic Functions - 5.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 298: 137

Answer

If the base is $1$, then for $\log_1 x$, apart from $x=1$, there would be no solution and if $x=1$ then all real numbers would be solutions which wouldn't make a lot of sense to use.

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If the base is $1$, then for $\log_1 x$, apart from $x=1$, there would be no solution and if $x=1$ then all real numbers would be solutions which wouldn't make a lot of sense to use.
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