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solve simple equations requiring the use of logarithms. Why do we study logarithms ? What is a logarithm ? 4. Exercises. 5. The first law of logarithms. 6. The second law of logarithms. 7. The third law of logarithms. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 1. Introduction. In this unit we are going to be looking at logarithms.
This topic introduces logarithms and exponential equations. Logarithms are used to solve exponential equations, and so are used along with exponential functions when modelling
number not involving a logarithm. a) log 24 log 32 2− b) log 96 3log 2 log 43 3 3− − c) 5 5 5 1 2 log 500 log log 10 5 + − d) 2log 54 log 0.25 4log 23 3 3− − e) 8log 2 log 4 3log 96 6 6− −( ) 3 , 1 , 3 , 6 , 6
Having previously defined what a logarithm is (see the notes on Functions and Graphs) we now look in more detail at the properties of these functions. The relationship between logarithms and exponentials is expressed as:
PROPERTIES OF LOGARITHMS Definition: For 𝒚𝒚. x, b > 0, b. ≠. 1. 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥. 𝒃𝒃. 𝒙𝒙= 𝒚𝒚 𝒃𝒃= 𝒙𝒙. Natural Logarithm. 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝒙𝒙= 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥. 𝒆𝒆. 𝒙𝒙. Common Logarithm. 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝒙𝒙= 𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥𝐥. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝒙𝒙 ...
We have the following de nition of logarithms: What does it mean? First of all the assumptions (restrictions) are important. The number a, called the base of the logarithm, has to be greater than 0 and cannot be equal to 1. The number b (which we take the logarithm of) has to be greater than 0. 6).
Logarithms Definition of the Logarithmic Function x y a y x log a where “a” is a positive number and az1 In words, log a x is the exponent to which the base “a” must be raised to give “x”. Example: log 8 3 23 8 2 Logarithmic form Exponential form The word “log” asks: What power do I put on 2 to get 8? Answer: 3
