Rules of logarithms
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Write each of the following as a single logarithm. a) b) c) log3 + log8 log10 log5 log5 + log8 + log 1 4
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Convert each of the following into logarithmic form. 4. a) b) c) d) e) f) 4 2 = 16 105 = 100000 23 = 8 73 = 343 34 = 81
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log12 + log6 log 4
Write each of the following in the form alogb. a) b) c) d) log23 log54 log9 log125
252 = 5
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Convert each of the following into index form. a) b) c) d) e) f) log2 32 = 5 log3 9 = 2 log125 5 = 1 3 1 2
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5. x = log2 3 and y = log2 4 . Write each of the following in logarithmic form, simplifying your answer where possible. a) b) c) d) x+y 2x + y 3x 2x y y
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x = log5 2 and y = log5 10 . Write each of the following in terms of x and y. a) b) c) d) log5 5 log5 200 log5 25 log5 1000 log5 32
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Answers 1. a) b) c) d) e) f) 2. a) b) c) d) e) f) 3. a) b) c) d) log24 log2 log10 log18 25 = 32 32 = 9
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4. a) 3log2 4 log5 2log3 3log5
log4 16 = 2 log10 100000 = 5 log2 8 = 3 log7 343 = 3 log3 81 = 4 log25 5 = 1 2 5.
b) c) d)
a) b) c) d) 6. a) b) c) d)
log2 12 log2 36 log2 27 4
loga 9 loga 4
1253 = 5 10 = 1000
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x + 2y 2y 3y 5x 2x
1002 = 10 7 = 49
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