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After reading this text and / or viewing the video tutorial on this topic you should be able to: •explain what is meant by a logarithm •state and use the laws of logarithms •solve simple equations requiring the use of logarithms. Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Why do we study logarithms ? 2 3. What is a logarithm ? if x = an then log a x ...
Introduction to Logarithms. In its simplest form, a logarithm answers the question: How many of one number multiply together to make another number? Example: How many 2 s multiply together to make 8? Answer: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8, so we had to multiply 3 of the 2 s to get 8. So the logarithm is 3. How to Write it. We write it like this: log2(8) = 3.
a > 0, a 6= 1 and b > 0 we have: loga b = c , ac = b. 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.
Chapter 1: Logarithms Used to Calculate Products ..... 1 Chapter 2: The Inverse Log Rules ..... 9 Chapter 3: Logarithms Used to Calculate Quotients ..... 20
logarithms allow for the simplification of complex problem situations to basic arithmetic operations. In this unit you will examine the definition and inverse relationship with the exponential function, practice the laws of logarithms, solve logarithmic equations, and explore a
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Introduction to Logarithms. -A logarithm is the inverse function for an exponent; therefore, we will review exponential functions first. Review of Exponential Functions. -An exponential function has the general form ( ) = , where 0 < -b is called the base and x is called the exponent. < 1, or > 1.