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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
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.
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. So the expressions like log1 3, log 2 5 numbers (similarly to expressions like. p or log4( 6).
Intro to Logarithms. Logarithms Algebra II. Julian Zhang. July 2021. 1 Introduction. In mathematics, exponentiation is a shorthand for repeated multiplication. For example, when we write 24, this means. 24 = 2 2 2 2. = 16. However, what if we wanted to perform this operation in reverse?
A logarithm represents the scale of a number. Think of all the one-digit numbers, 1 through 9. (For now we're skipping over 0.) Of course these numbers are all di erent, but they're close enough to each other to be easily comparable. However the two-digit numbers, 10 through 99, are on a totally di erent scale. They're easily comparable to each.
Introduction to Logarithms used whole number bases for the logarithms, including base 10, which is called the common logarithm. Another logarithm, the natural logarithm, uses the number e as the base. The number e is a constant, and, like another famous constant π, e is an irrational number.
Definition of Logarithm. Suppose b>0 and b≠1, there is a number ‘p’ such that: log n . p if and on. ly p b. if b n. Now a mathematician understands exactly what that means. But, many a student is left scratching their head.