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The laws of logarithms

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Introduction

There are a number of rules known as thelaws of logarithms. These allow expressions involving logarithms to be rewritten in a variety of different ways. Thelaws apply to logarithms of any base but the same base must be used throughout a calculation.

The laws of logarithms

The three main laws are stated here:

First Law

logA+ logB= logAB This law tells us how to add two logarithms together. AddinglogAandlogBresults in the logarithm of the product ofAandB, that islogAB.

For example, we can write

log

105 + log104 = log10(5×4) = log1020

The same base, in this case 10, is used throughout the calculation. You should verify this by evaluating both sides separately on your calculator.

Second Law

logA-logB= logA B

So, subtractinglogBfromlogAresults inlogAB.

For example, we can write

log e12-loge2 = loge12

2= loge6

The same base, in this case e, is used throughout the calculation. You should verify this by evaluating

both sides separately on your calculator.

Third Law

logAn=nlogA

So, for example

log

1053= 3log105

You should verify this by evaluating both sides separately on your calculator.

Two other important results are

www.mathcentre.ac.uk 1 c?mathcentre 2009 log1 = 0,logmm= 1 The logarithm of 1 to any base is always 0, and the logarithm ofa number to the same base is always 1. In particular, log

1010 = 1,andlogee = 1

Exercises

1. Use the first law to simplify the following.

a)log106 + log103, b)logx+ logy, c)log4x+ logx, d)loga+ logb2+ logc3.

2. Use the second law to simplify the following.

a)log106-log103, b)logx-logy, c)log4x-logx.

3. Use the third law to write each of the following in an alternative form.

a)3log105, b)2logx, c)log(4x)2, d)5lnx4, e)ln1000.

4. Simplify3logx-logx2.

Answers

1. a)log1018, b)logxy, c)log4x2, d)logab2c3.

2. a)log102, b)logx

y, c)log4.

3. a)log1053orlog10125, b)logx2, c)2log(4x), d)20lnxorlnx20,

e)1000 = 103soln1000 = 3ln10.

4.logx.

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The laws of logarithms

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Introduction

There are a number of rules known as thelaws of logarithms. These allow expressions involving logarithms to be rewritten in a variety of different ways. Thelaws apply to logarithms of any base but the same base must be used throughout a calculation.

The laws of logarithms

The three main laws are stated here:

First Law

logA+ logB= logAB This law tells us how to add two logarithms together. AddinglogAandlogBresults in the logarithm of the product ofAandB, that islogAB.

For example, we can write

log

105 + log104 = log10(5×4) = log1020

The same base, in this case 10, is used throughout the calculation. You should verify this by evaluating both sides separately on your calculator.

Second Law

logA-logB= logA B

So, subtractinglogBfromlogAresults inlogAB.

For example, we can write

log e12-loge2 = loge12

2= loge6

The same base, in this case e, is used throughout the calculation. You should verify this by evaluating

both sides separately on your calculator.

Third Law

logAn=nlogA

So, for example

log

1053= 3log105

You should verify this by evaluating both sides separately on your calculator.

Two other important results are

www.mathcentre.ac.uk 1 c?mathcentre 2009 log1 = 0,logmm= 1 The logarithm of 1 to any base is always 0, and the logarithm ofa number to the same base is always 1. In particular, log

1010 = 1,andlogee = 1

Exercises

1. Use the first law to simplify the following.

a)log106 + log103, b)logx+ logy, c)log4x+ logx, d)loga+ logb2+ logc3.

2. Use the second law to simplify the following.

a)log106-log103, b)logx-logy, c)log4x-logx.

3. Use the third law to write each of the following in an alternative form.

a)3log105, b)2logx, c)log(4x)2, d)5lnx4, e)ln1000.

4. Simplify3logx-logx2.

Answers

1. a)log1018, b)logxy, c)log4x2, d)logab2c3.

2. a)log102, b)logx

y, c)log4.

3. a)log1053orlog10125, b)logx2, c)2log(4x), d)20lnxorlnx20,

e)1000 = 103soln1000 = 3ln10.

4.logx.

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