Switching Between Forms
Logarithmic Properties
Common Logs
Natural Logs
Solving Equations/Inequalities
100

Write log2(8)=3 in exponential form.

23=8

100

Simplify log4(8) + log4(2) using logarithmic properties.

log4(16)

100

What is the base for a common logarithm?

10

100

What is the base for a natural logarithm?

e

100

Find the value of x that makes the equation true.

log3(2x + 1) = log3(x + 7)

x = 6

200

Write 43 = 64 in logarithmic form.

log4(64) = 3

200

State the property that is used:

log5(30) - log5(3) = log5(10)

Quotient Property of Logarithms

200

Evaluate the following common logarithm:

log(1000)

3

200

How do we represent the natural logarithm?

ln(___)

200

Solve:

log4(x) = 3/2

x = 8

300

Write the following common logarithm in exponential form:

log(6) = y

10= 6

300

Expand log9( (2/7)3 ) COMPLETELY using logarithmic properties.

3log9(2) - 3log9(7)

300

Write log5(22) in terms of common logarithms.

( log(22) ) / ( log(5) )

300

Evaluate the following natural logarithm:

ln(e4)

4
300

Solve:

log(x2 + x) = log(6)

x = -3

x = 2

400

Write ln(1) = 0 in exponential form

e0 = 1

400

Expand log6( (4x)2 / 11 ) COMPLETELY using logarithmic properties.

2log6(4) + 2log6(x) - log6(11)

400

Evaluate:

log( 1/100 )

-2

400

Find the value of x that makes the equation true:

ln( 2x + 3 ) = ln( -3x + 8 )

x = 1

400

Solve:

2ln( x + 1 ) < 8

x < e4 - 1

500

Write e3 ≈ 20.09 in logarithmic form.

ln(20.09) ≈ 3

500

Condense 2log8(x) - log8(y + 1) + 3log8(z) into one logarithm.

log8( (x2z3) / (y + 1) )

500

Combine 2log7(3) + log7(4) into one logarithm, THEN write it in terms of common logarithms.

( log(36) ) / ( log(7) )

500

Condense 3ln(16) - 4ln(8) into one logarithm and evaluate COMPLETELY using logarithmic properties.

0

500

Solve:

72n < 524n + 3

n > ( 3log(52) ) / ( 2log(7) - 4log(52) )