To solve \( \log_3 \frac{1}{3} \), we can use the properties of logarithms.
We know that:
\[ \frac{1}{3} = 3^{-1} \]
Using this, we can rewrite the logarithm:
\[ \log_3 \frac{1}{3} = \log_3 (3^{-1}) \]
Using the power rule of logarithms, which states that \( \log_b (a^c) = c \cdot \log_b a \), we have:
\[ \log_3 (3^{-1}) = -1 \cdot \log_3 3 \]
Since \( \log_3 3 = 1 \), we find:
\[ \log_3 (3^{-1}) = -1 \cdot 1 = -1 \]
Thus:
\[ \log_3 \frac{1}{3} = -1 \]
The answer is \( -1 \).
