we're asked to simply log base 3 of 27x and frankly this is already quite simple, but I'm assuming they want us to use some logarithm properties and manipulate this some way maybe actually make it a little more complicated and let's give this our best shot at it so the logarithm property that jumps out at me because this, right over here, is saying what power do we have to raise 3 to in order to get 27x 27x is the same thing as 27 times x and so the logarithm property it seems like they want us to use is