Evaluate log_8(2): animated lesson

1. 1. The problem
   Worked example

   $\log_{8}\left(2\right)$
2. 2. Step by step
   1. $$\log_{8}\left(2\right)$$
      Read the expression
   2. $$\log_{8}\left(2\right) = \frac{1}{3}$$
      Simplify exactly
   3. $$\log_{8}\left(2\right) = \frac{1}{3} \approx 0.33333333$$
      Evaluate using the order of operations (parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction)
3. 3. The answer
   $$\frac{1}{3} \approx 0.33333333$$

   log(2, 8) = 1/3 ≈ 0.33333333

4. 4. Check
   • ✓Decimal value: 0.333333333333

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