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Logarithms are the mathematical function that is used to represent the number (y) to which a base integer (a) is raised in order to get the number x: x = ay; where y = loga(x). Most of you are familiar with the standard base-10 logarithm: y = log10(x); where x = 10y.
à Definition of logarithm. To begin, recall that the logarithm base 10 of x is the power to which 10 is raised to equal x, x = 10log10HxL. In the natural logarithm has the base following, logH...L means logarithm base 10. We also will use the natural logarithm.
explain what is meant by a logarithm. state and use the laws of logarithms. solve simple equations requiring the use of logarithms. Contents. Introduction. Why do we study logarithms ? What is a logarithm ? if x = an then loga x = n. 4. Exercises. 5. The first law of logarithms. loga xy = loga x + loga y. 6. The second law of logarithms.
A logarithm is just an index. We use log as an abbreviation for the word logarithm. To find the value of a logarithm we need to solve an exponential equation. Example (a) The solution of 2x = 8 is x = 3. We can write this in logarithm notation as log 2 8 = 3 ‘log of 8 to base 2 is 3’ (b) x = 5 is the solution of 2x = 32.
logs.” “The log of a quotient is the difference of the logs.” The students see the rules with little development of ideas behind them or history of how they were used in conjunction with log tables (or slide rules which are mechanized log tables) to do almost all of the world’s scientific and
LESSON 10 LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS. Definition The logarithmic function with base b is the function defined by. f ( x ) log x , where b 0 and b 1. b . Recall that y log y. b x if and only if b x. Recall the following information about logarithmic functions: 1. The domain of f ( x ) log.
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.
