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We have the following de nition of logarithms: De nition. 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.
Introduction. In this unit we are going to be looking at logarithms. However, before we can deal with logarithms we need to revise indices. This is because logarithms and indices are closely related, and in order to understand logarithms a good knowledge of indices is required.
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This topic introduces logarithms and exponential equations. Logarithms are used to solve exponential equations, and so are used along with exponential functions when modelling growth and decay. The logarithmic function is an important mathematical function and you will meet it again if you study calculus.
These scales of size 10 are the base-10 logarithms, which are represented by \log10" in equations. Base-10 logarithms are sometimes called common logarithms. That small \10" is the base, and it can be any positive number except 1 (though we'll soon see that only a few bases are commonly used).
A graph of common logarithms is included to give students a visual perception of what logarithms look like and to help them understand some of their important characteristics and limits. The concepts discussed here are introduced in a clear, step-by-step manner.
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 (𝑥)=𝑏𝑥, where 0<𝑏<1, or 𝑏>1. -b is called the base and x is called the exponent.
