MATH 121

LOG WORKSHEET (PROPERTIES OF LOGS)

I. Express the following in terms of log a, log b, log c.

1) log abc   2) log ab²c³

3) log
   
 

4) log 5) log 6) log

     

7) log 8) log

   

II. Simplify the following; write as a single log.

1) log a - 2 log b

2) 2 log a + log b

3) log 60 - log 4

4) 5 log 2 + 2 log 5

5) log 8 - log 9 + log 24

6) log (a + b) + log (a - b)

7) log  + 2 log r - log 2

8) log 1 + log 2 + ... + log (n - 1) + log n

9) log(x + 1) + log(x - 1) - log(x² - x + 1) + log(x³ + 1) - log(x² - 1)

10) c – logbbcz + 2 logbc – 3 logbbc

ANSWERS

I. II.
1) log a + log b + log c
 1) log
2) log a + 2 log b + 3 log c

2) log
3) 2 log a + 5 log b - log c
3) log 15

4) log (32)(25)
4) 2 log a – 3 log b + log c
5) log 4

5) 3 log a - log b - log c 6) log (a² - b²)

6) log a + log c - log b 7) log

8) log n! or log (1 2 3 ... (n-1)n)

7) log a + log b + log c
9) log (x+1)

8) log a - log b - log c

10) log or -log zb³c