This is the default base of the common log.
10
log(xy)
log(x) + log(y)
log100.000001
-6
log(2x) + log(4x)
log(8x2)
5(x-4)=25
x = 6
This is the only base for the natural log
e (euler's number)
log(xyz)7
7log(x) + 7log(y) + 7log(z)
log3243
5
5log(x) + 5log(y)
log(xy)5
2 + log9(6x) = 4
x = 13.5 or
27/2
Any expression within a logarithm is called the ______?
Arugment
log(xy3)
log(x) + 3log(y)
log927
3/2 or 1.5
2log(x) + log(y) - log(z)
log(x2y/z)
ln(x+6) + ln(x) = ln(27)
x = 3
This always has the same base.
Natural Logarithm
log(xy/z)
log(x) + log(y) - log(z)
log0.2564
-3
6log(x) + 4log(x) - 7log(x)
log(x3)
5 + 10log7(5-3x) = 25
x =
-44/3
This allows us to condense a difference of two or more logarithms provided they have the same base.
Quotients Property
log(x3/y5)
3log(x) - 5log(y)
log1.60.625
-1
3log(x4)+2log(y6)
log(x12y12)
log2x+log2(x-2)=3
4