Logarithms – Formula Sheet:
Product Rule: 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑥𝑦) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑥) + 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑦)
Quotient Rule: 𝑥
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 ( ) = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑥) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑦)
𝑦
Power Rule: 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥)𝑛 = 𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥)
Change of Base Formula: log 𝑐 𝑏
log 𝑎 𝑏 =
log 𝑐 𝑎
Log to Exponential Form: 𝑡𝑜
log 𝑎 𝑏 = 𝑐 ⇔ 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑏
Identity Rule: log 𝑎 𝑎 = 1
Zero Rule: 𝑙𝑜𝑔(1) = 0
Logarithm Inverse Property: log 𝑎 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛
Inverse Exponent Property: 𝑎log𝑎 𝑥 = 𝑥
Base Switch Rule: 1
log 𝑎 𝑏 =
log 𝑏 𝑎
Natural Log of e: 𝑙𝑛(𝑒) = 1
Reciprocal Rules: 1
log 𝑎 = − log 𝑎 𝑏
𝑏
log 1 𝑏 = − log 𝑎 𝑏
𝑎
Power - Logarithmic Exponent: 𝑎log𝑐 𝑏 = 𝑏 log𝑐 𝑎
Rule 14: 1
log 𝑥𝑦 (𝑎) =
log 𝑎 𝑥 + log 𝑎 𝑦
Rule 15: 1
log 𝑥 (𝑎) =
𝑦 log 𝑎 𝑥 − log 𝑎 𝑦
Logarithm of Zero: 𝑙𝑜𝑔(0) = 𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑
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