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LOGARITHMIC

FUNCTIONS
General Mathematics
LOGARITHM
••  Is
an exponent in which b must have to produce y.
• Denoted by “log”
• Inverse of exponential
• There are 2 special logarithms:
a) common logarithm – logarithm with base 10
b) natural logarithm – logarithm with base e
(transcendental number)(e)
WRITING EXPONENTIAL FORM
TO LOGARITHMIC FORM

𝟐
 

𝟑 =𝟗
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𝒙
 

𝟖𝟏=𝟑
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0.01
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9
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9
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256
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49
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144
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178
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x
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z
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154
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4
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6
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7
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2
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2
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2
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𝟏
 

log 𝟐𝟏𝟔 𝟔=
𝟑
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TO EXPONENTIAL FORM

log 𝒙 𝟏𝟗𝟏= 𝒚
 
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TO EXPONENTIAL FORM

log ❑ 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎=𝟑
 
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TO EXPONENTIAL FORM

l n❑ 𝟔=𝟏 . 𝟕𝟗
 
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log 𝟓 𝒙 =𝟏𝟗
 
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log ❑ 𝟎 .𝟏=−𝟏
 
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TO EXPONENTIAL FORM

log 𝟓 𝒏=− 𝟐
 
WRITING LOGARITHMIC FORM
TO EXPONENTIAL FORM

l n❑ 𝟏=𝟎
 
PROPERTIES OF LOGARITHMS

 
If b>0 and b1, then
1. = 0
2. = 1
3. = x

4. Cannot take logs of negative number


EVALUATING LOGARITHMIC
EQUATION

log 𝟐 𝟐
 
CHANGE-OF-BASE FORMULA
••  Let
a, b, and x be positive real numbers a1, b 1, and x>0. Then,
=
where the value of base b can either be 10 or e.

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