Introduction To Logarithms Worksheet Page 2

ADVERTISEMENT

Example   E valuating   L ogarithms    
Write   t he   f ollowing   i n   e xponential   f orm   t hen   e valuate    
!"
3a)   l og
8  
 
 
3b)log
16  
 
 
3c)log
 
!
!
!
!"
!
 
 
 
FREEZE!     L ogarithm   W ar   T ime  
 
Properties   o f   L ogarithm
 
Complete   c olumns   1   –   3   f irst   t hen   m ake   a   c onjecture.      
��
log
��  
log
��  
log
(�� ∙
��)  
log
 
!
!
!
!
��
10
log
10 =
____  
log
1000 =
____  
log
10 ∙ 1000 = ____  
!"
!"
!"
log
= ____  
!"
 
1000
8
log
8 =
____  
log
4 =
____  
log
8 ∙ 4 = ____  
!
!
!
log
= ____  
!
4
27
log
27 = ____  
log
9 = ____  
log
27 ∙ 9 = ____  
!
!
!
log
=
_____  
!
 
 
 
9
 
 
Complete   t he   f ollowing   t able   a nd   d iscuss   t he   r esults.  
!
!
log
��
 
��log
��  
log
��
________��log
��  
!
!
!
!
 
!
!
3log
10 =
____  
log
10
= ____  
log
10
______3log
10  
!"
!"
!"
!"
 
!
!
log
4
= ____  
2log
4 =
____  
log
4
______2log
4  
!
!
!
!
 
 
Discussion
 
  ( Properties   o f   l ogarithm)
a) What   c onjecture   c an   y ou   m ake   a bout   t he   r elationship   b etween  log
��,   l og
��,   a nd   l og
�� ∙ �� ?  
!
!
!
!
b) What   c onjecture   c an   y ou   m ake   a bout   t he   r elationship   b etween   l og
��,   l og
��,   a nd   l og
?  
!
!
!
!
!
c) What   c onjecture   c an   y ou   m ake   a bout   t he   r elationship   b etween   l og
��
  a nd   �� log
��?  
!
!
 
Product   P roperty  
Quotient   P roperty  
Power   P roperty  
 
 
 
��
!
log
���� =
 
log
��
=
 
!
!
log
=
 
!
 
��
 
Example   W riting   P roperties   a nd   C ombining   a s   a   S ingle   L ogarithm  
State   t he   p roperty   o r   p roperties   a nd   r ewrite   e ach   e xpression   a s   a   s ingle   l og.  
1a)   l og
8 + log
5  
 
1b)   l og
27 − log
3      
1c)   2 log
�� + 3log
��  
!
!
!
!
!
!
 
 
 
1d)   3 log
2 − 2log
5    
1e)   2 log
8 − log
4 + 3log
��  
!
!
!
!
!
 

ADVERTISEMENT

00 votes

Related Articles

Related forms

Related Categories

Parent category: Education
Go
Page of 4