Log Rules
Expand as a sum and/or difference of logarithms:
log3(8/x)
log3(8)-log3(x)
Rewrite as a corresponding exponential equation: log7(1/49)=-2
7-2=(1/49)
log4x=7/2
128
Expand as a sum and/or difference of logarithms:
logb(xz3)
logb(x)+3logb(z)
log2(128)=7
27=128
log4x=-1
1/4
Rewrite as a single logarithm:
5log(2) + 3log(x)
log(32x3)
54=625
log5625=4
log4(x-3)=-1
13/4
Rewrite as a single logarithm:
3log(5) - 1log(x)
log(125/x)
Write as a corresponding logarithmic equation:
4-3=(1/64)
log4(1/64)=-3
4log7(x-7)=12
Rewrite as a single logarithm:
5log(x) - 2log(x2+1) + 2log(x-1)
logx5(x-1)2/(x2+1)2
Solve for x: x2 - 5 = 20
x = 5
Rewrite as a corresponding exponential equation:
log9(729)=3
93=729
6+7log9x=20
81