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    1. The document discusses laws of logarithms including: a) log(ab) = log(a) + log(b), b) log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b), and c) log(a^b) = b*log(a). 2. It provides examples of applying these laws such as expressing log(32) as log(4) + log(8) using the first law and log(27) as 3*log(3) using the third law. 3. The document also discusses changing between different bases using equations like log_b(a) = log_c(a)/log_c(b) and provides

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    1. The document discusses laws of logarithms including: a) log(ab) = log(a) + log(b), b) log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b), and c) log(a^b) = b*log(a). 2. It provides examples of applying these laws such as expressing log(32) as log(4) + log(8) using the first law and log(27) as 3*log(3) using the third law. 3. The document also discusses changing between different bases using equations like log_b(a) = log_c(a)/log_c(b) and provides

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    1. The document discusses laws of logarithms including: a) log(ab) = log(a) + log(b), b) log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b), and c) log(a^b) = b*log(a). 2. It provides examples of applying these laws such as expressing log(32) as log(4) + log(8) using the first law and log(27) as 3*log(3) using the third law. 3. The document also discusses changing between different bases using equations like log_b(a) = log_c(a)/log_c(b) and provides

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    1. The document discusses laws of logarithms including: a) log(ab) = log(a) + log(b), b) log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b), and c) log(a^b) = b*log(a). 2. It provides examples of applying these laws such as expressing log(32) as log(4) + log(8) using the first law and log(27) as 3*log(3) using the third law. 3. The document also discusses changing between different bases using equations like log_b(a) = log_c(a)/log_c(b) and provides

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    LAWS OF LOGARITHM

    MATH 14 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY


    Important Results
    Let b > 0 and b 1.
    Recall: Laws of Exponents
    Laws of Logarithm
    Let b > 0 and b 1, and p, q > 0.
    1.

    Illustrations:

    ( )
    2 2 2 2
    . log 32 log 4 8 log 4 log 8 i = = +
    ( )
    3 3 3 3
    . log 2 log 2 log log ii xy x y = + +
    Laws of Logarithm
    2.

    Illustrations:
    3 3 3 3
    2
    . log log 2 log log
    x
    ii x y
    y
    | |
    = +
    |
    \ .
    3 3 3 3
    81
    . log 27 log log 81 log 3
    3
    i = =
    Laws of Logarithm
    3.

    Illustrations:

    ( ) ( ) ( )
    3 3 3 3
    . log 2 log 2 log 2 log
    y
    ii x y x y x = = +
    3
    .5 .5 .5
    . log 8 log 2 3log 2 i = =
    Laws of Logarithm Change of Base

    4.

    Illustration:

    4
    log 7 log7 ln7
    log 7 , 0, 1
    log4 ln 4 log 4
    m
    m
    m m = = = > =
    Examples:
    Write the logarithm in terms of its factors.
    1.


    2.
    3
    log xy
    b
    3
    log log y x
    b b
    + =
    y x
    b b
    log 3 log + =
    ( )
    2
    2
    1
    log
    a b
    c

    ( )
    2
    2 2 2
    log log 1 log a b c = +
    ( )
    2 2 2
    1
    2log log 1 log
    2
    a b c = +
    Examples: Express as a single logarithm.
    1.


    Examples: Express as a single logarithm.
    2.
    ( ) ( )
    3 3 3 3
    2
    5log 1 2log log log 3
    3
    x y z w + +
    ( ) ( )
    2
    3
    5
    2
    3 3 3 3
    log 1 log log log 3 x y z w = + +
    ( )
    ( )
    2
    3
    5
    3
    2
    1
    log
    3
    x z
    y w

    =
    +
    More Examples
    1. Find the value of
    Solution:

    More Examples
    2. Express the following logarithms in terms of p, q
    and r, given
    More Examples
    More Examples

    Express each of the following as a single logarithm.
    1.

    2.
    Write the logarithm in terms of its factors.
    ( ) ( )
    log 2log 1 log 2
    b b b
    x x x +
    | |
    3 3 3 3
    2
    log 2log 3log 4log
    3
    x y z w +
    ( )
    2 3 5
    5
    4
    2
    log
    1
    x y z
    w

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