Properties of Logarithms
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Properties of Logarithms
These properties are based on rules of exponents
since logs = exponents
I. Because in exponential form
(any number to the zero power = 1)
Example: = 5 to what power = 1?0
Example: = 0
II. Because in exponential form (any number to the first power is itself)
Example: = 5 to what power = 5?1
Example: = 1
III. Product Rule
Examples: = ππππ π₯+ ππππ π¦
=
ππππππ=πππππ+ πππππ
πππ2+πππ36 =πππ3 9+ πππ3π
Because in exponential form
IV. Quotient Rule
Examples: = πππ5 π₯βπππ5 π¦
=
ππππππ =πππππβπππππ
πππ2πβ πππ2 3 =πππππ+πππππβπππππ
Because in exponential form
V. Power Rule
Examples: = 3 πππ5 π₯
ππππππ=ππππππ
=3 πππ2π+4 πππ2π
Because in exponential form
VI. Change of Base Formula
Example: = πππ9πππ5
πππππ=ππππππππ
These properties remain the same when working with the natural log.
True or False:________1) 3log2log)32log( ______ 2) )26log(2log6log
________ 3) )4log(4log5 5
______ 4) 5log3log
53log
________ 5) )3log2(log4)32log( 4 _______6) )65log()6log()5log(
________ 7) 5log3log5log3log
______ 8) )65log(6log5log
________ 9) 2log8log8log2
______ 10) 3)2(log 32
_______ 11) 3log42log)32log( 4 ______ 12) 2log2ln e
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Use properties of logarithms to determine if each of the following is true or false. Check your answers using your calculator
Use the properties of logs to expand the following expressions:
)5(log 310 yx1.
yx 103
1010 loglog5log
yx 101010 loglog35log
1. Apply Product Rule:
2. Apply Power Rule:
Use the properties of logs to expand the following expressions:
2.5
222 loglog4log yx
yx 222 log5log4log
1. Apply Product Rule:
2. Apply Power Rule:
)4(log 52 xy
Use the properties of logs to expand the following expressions:
3.
zxy 1010 loglog
zyx 101010 logloglog 2. Apply Product Rule:
zxy
10log 1. Apply Quotient Rule:
Use the properties of logs to expand the following expressions:
4.
21
5log ba
21
55 loglog ab2. Apply Product Rule:
1. Change radical to exponential form:
ab5log
3. Apply Power Rule:ab 55 log21log
Use the properties of logs to expand the following expressions:
5.
52 lnln yx
yx ln5ln2
2. Apply Product Rule:
52ln yx
3. Apply Power Rule:
Write as a single logarithmic expression.
5.
310
21
10 )1(loglog xx
3
21
10 )1(log
xx
1log3log21
1010 xx1. Apply Reverse Power Rule:
2. Apply Reverse Quotient Rule:
3. Change to radical form310 )1(
logxx
Write as a single logarithmic expression.
6.
)2)(2(log5 xx
2log)2(log 55 xx
2. Simplify
1. Apply Reverse Product Rule:
)4(log 25 x
Write as a single logarithmic expression.
6.
35 lnln yx
)ln(3)ln(5 yx
2. Apply Reverse Product Rule:
)ln( 35 yx
1. Apply Reverse Power Rule:
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