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Rules of Logarithms

This document provides rules and examples for working with logarithms. 1. It shows how to write logarithms with multiple terms as a single logarithm, and how to convert expressions into logarithmic form. 2. It demonstrates how to convert logarithmic expressions into index form. 3. It gives exercises for working with logarithmic expressions involving defined variables x and y. 4. The answers to the exercises are also provided.

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Rules of Logarithms

This document provides rules and examples for working with logarithms. 1. It shows how to write logarithms with multiple terms as a single logarithm, and how to convert expressions into logarithmic form. 2. It demonstrates how to convert logarithmic expressions into index form. 3. It gives exercises for working with logarithmic expressions involving defined variables x and y. 4. The answers to the exercises are also provided.

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Rules of logarithms

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Write each of the following as a single logarithm. a) b) c) log3 + log8 log10 log5 log5 + log8 + log 1 4

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Convert each of the following into logarithmic form. 4. a) b) c) d) e) f) 4 2 = 16 105 = 100000 23 = 8 73 = 343 34 = 81
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d)

log12 + log6 log 4

Write each of the following in the form alogb. a) b) c) d) log23 log54 log9 log125

252 = 5

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Convert each of the following into index form. a) b) c) d) e) f) log2 32 = 5 log3 9 = 2 log125 5 = 1 3 1 2

log10 1000 = 3 log100 10 = log7 49 = 2 www.ibmaths.com

Rules of logarithms
5. x = log2 3 and y = log2 4 . Write each of the following in logarithmic form, simplifying your answer where possible. a) b) c) d) x+y 2x + y 3x 2x y y

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x = log5 2 and y = log5 10 . Write each of the following in terms of x and y. a) b) c) d) log5 5 log5 200 log5 25 log5 1000 log5 32

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Answers 1. a) b) c) d) e) f) 2. a) b) c) d) e) f) 3. a) b) c) d) log24 log2 log10 log18 25 = 32 32 = 9
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4. a) 3log2 4 log5 2log3 3log5

log4 16 = 2 log10 100000 = 5 log2 8 = 3 log7 343 = 3 log3 81 = 4 log25 5 = 1 2 5.

b) c) d)

a) b) c) d) 6. a) b) c) d)

log2 12 log2 36 log2 27 4

loga 9 loga 4

1253 = 5 10 = 1000
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x + 2y 2y 3y 5x 2x

1002 = 10 7 = 49
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