Natural Logarithms

Algebra 2
Warm up:
• How do you say log 4 36?
• When the base is not written, what is the base of log?
• Write log 𝑥𝑦 as sum or difference of terms
𝑥
• Write log as sum or difference of terms
𝑦

• Write 92 = 81 in logarithmic form

• What is log10 10?
• What is the exponential growth function?
Natural Logarithms
• Logarithm with base e
• Exactly like common logarithms, just with base e
𝑥
• 𝑒 = 𝑎 ⟺ ln 𝑎 = 𝑥
• ln 𝑒 = 1, since ln is log base e
Inverse Properties of Natural Logarithms
ln 𝑥
•𝑒 =𝑥

•𝑒 𝑥 =𝑥
Using Inverse Property of Logs
ln 𝑝
•𝑒 =𝑝

3𝑐 2 +1 2
•ln𝑒 =3 𝑐 +1
Properties of Natural Logarithms
(same as common log)
• ln 𝑎𝑏 = ln 𝑎 + ln 𝑎

𝑎
• ln = ln 𝑎 − ln 𝑏
𝑏

• ln 𝑎𝑝 = 𝑝ln 𝑎
Practice! Simplify:
(hint: rewrite as sum/difference)

•ln 6𝑒
3𝑒
•ln
𝑥
5𝑥 2
•ln 𝑒
2
2𝑥 3
•ln
𝑒4