Properties of Logarithms - Video Tutorials & Practice Problems
Product, Quotient, and Power Rules of Logs
Expand & Condense Log Expressions
Write the log expression as a single log.
log29x1+2log23x
log2x
log23x1
log21
log23x
Write the log expression as a single log.
lny3x+2ln2y−ln4x
ln43xy
ln(12x2)
ln(23)
ln(3y)
Write the single logarithm as a sum or difference of logs.
log3(9y2x)
2log3x−2−log39y
21log3x−2−2log3y
21log3x+2log33y
21log3x−2log39y
Write the single logarithm as a sum or difference of logs.
log5(x35(2x+3)2)
5+2log5(2x+3)−log53x
2log5(2x+3)−3log5x
1+2log5(2x+3)−3log5x
log5(2x+3)−log5x
Change of Base Property
Evaluate the given logarithm using the change of base formula and a calculator. Use the common log.
log317
0.39
2.58
1.23
0.48
Evaluate the given logarithm using the change of base formula and a calculator. Use the common log.
log967
1.91
0.52
0.95
1.83
Evaluate the given logarithm using the change of base formula and a calculator. Use the natural log.
log841
1.61
0.9
0.56
1.79
Evaluate the given logarithm using the change of base formula and a calculator. Use the natural log.
log23789
0.08
11.89
3.58
0.30
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- Find each value. If applicable, give an approximation to four decimal places. See Example 1. . log 63
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- In Exercises 1–40, use properties of logarithms to expand each logarithmic expression as much as possible. Whe...
- In Exercises 21–42, evaluate each expression without using a calculator. log3 27
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- In Exercises 1–40, use properties of logarithms to expand each logarithmic expression as much as possible. Whe...
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- In Exercises 41–70, use properties of logarithms to condense each logarithmic expression. Write the expression...
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- Solve: log₂ (x+9) — log₂ x = 1.
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