Simple Logs / exponents
Properties of logs
Change of Base
Equations
Compound Interest
100

Rewrite log 81 3 = 1/4 as an exponent

811/4 = 3

100

Expand and simplify

log 12 (12/y)

1 - log 12 Y

100

Write as log base 5

log 6 20


(log 5 20) / (log 5 6)

100

Is -4 a solution of...

log 2 16  = 2 log 2 x

NO

100

$10,000 is invested at 5% compounded annually, what is the amount after 4 years?

$12,155.06

200

Solve 

Log 4 1/64 = ?

-3

200

Expand and simplify

log 15 (x^2 / 225)

2log 15 x - 2

200

Write as log base 8 

log 13 12

(log 8 12) / (log 8 13)

200

Solve for x 

log 3 x = 4 

x = 81

200

$3,000 is invested at 6% compounded quarterly, what is the amount after 6 years?

$4,288.51

300

Solve Log 5 1 = ?

0

300

expand and simplify

log 10,000y

4 + log y

300

write as a common log

log 3 64

log 64 / log 3

300

Solve for x 

log (x+6) + log 4 (x+3) = 1

x = -2

300

$4,000 is invested at 4% compounded continuously, what is the amount after 9 years?

$5,733.32

400

3rd root of 125 = 5 

Rewrite as a logarithm

log 125 5 = 1/3

400

Expand and simplify

ln (e^3/2)

3 - ln 2

400

Write a natural log

log 11

(ln 11) / (ln 5)

400

Solve for x 

2^x = 64

x = 6

400

How long will it take an investment compounded at 10% monthly to triple?

11.03 years

500

Solve 

b ^(log x) = ?

x

500

Expand and simplify

log (sqrt(1,000z))

1/2 log 1000 + 1/2 log z

500

Write in log base 13

log 8 13

1 / (log 13 8)
500

Solve for x 

27(x+5) = 243(x-5)

x = 20

500

How long will it take an investment compounded at 5% continuously to double? 

13.86 years

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