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If \(\log_{10}2 = 0.301\) and \(\log_{10} 3 = 0.477\), then what is the number of digits in the expansion of \(60^{60}\) ?

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107

Number of Digits Calculation for 6060

To find the number of digits in the expansion of a positive integer \(N\), we use the base-10 logarithm. The number of digits is given by the formula:

\(\text{Number of digits} = \lfloor \log_{10}(N) \rfloor + 1\)

Here, the number \(N\) is \(60^{60}\). So we need to calculate \(\lfloor \log_{10}(60^{60}) \rfloor + 1\).

Logarithm Calculation Steps

First, let's calculate \(\log_{10}(60^{60})\). Using the power rule of logarithms (\(\log(a^b) = b \log(a)\)), we get:

\(\log_{10}(60^{60}) = 60 \times \log_{10}(60)\)

Now, we need to find the value of \(\log_{10}(60)\). We can express \(60\) as a product of numbers whose logarithms are known or easily found:

\(60 = 6 \times 10 = (2 \times 3) \times 10\)

Using the product rule of logarithms (\(\log(abc) = \log(a) + \log(b) + \log(c)\)):

\(\log_{10}(60) = \log_{10}(2 \times 3 \times 10) = \log_{10}(2) + \log_{10}(3) + \log_{10}(10)\)

We are given the values:

  • \(\log_{10}(2) = 0.301\)
  • \(\log_{10}(3) = 0.477\)
  • We know that \(\log_{10}(10) = 1\)

Substituting these values:

\(\log_{10}(60) = 0.301 + 0.477 + 1 = 1.778\)

Now, substitute this back into the expression for \(\log_{10}(60^{60})\):

\(\log_{10}(60^{60}) = 60 \times 1.778\)

Let's perform the multiplication:

\(60 \times 1.778 = 106.68\)

Final Digit Count Determination

Now we apply the formula for the number of digits:

\(\text{Number of digits} = \lfloor \log_{10}(60^{60}) \rfloor + 1\)

\(\text{Number of digits} = \lfloor 106.68 \rfloor + 1\)

The floor of \(106.68\) is \(106\). So:

\(\text{Number of digits} = 106 + 1 = 107\)

Therefore, the number of digits in the expansion of \(60^{60}\) is \(107\).

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