LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS

PREPARED BY: CARLEEN B. VILLAMIL, SPST I

 SOLVE FOR X.

1
4 3 −1
2 =𝑥 4 =𝑥 5 =𝑥 16
−
2
=𝑥

What if the exponent is missing?

𝑥
5 =625 𝑥
7 =1 𝑥 1 1000 =10 𝑥
3 =
9
HOW DO WE SOLVE FOR X?
There is a mathematical way to present or rewrite the
expressions, and that is through logarithms, the inverse process
of exponentiation.

Yes, exponential and logarithmic functions are inverse

functions.
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
Common Logarithms are logarithms with base 10. This
means that is a short notation for .

Logarithms with base are called natural logarithms,

and are denoted by “In other words, is another way of
writing .
REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS OF
LOGARITHMS
REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS OF
LOGARITHMS
REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS OF
LOGARITHMS
 LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS,
EQUATIONS AND
INEQUALITIES

Which of the following is a logarithmic function?

Which of the following is a logarithmic equation?

Which of the following is a logarithmic inequality?

LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS,
EQUATIONS AND
INEQUALITIES
Determine whether the given is a logarithmic
function, a logarithmic equation, a logarithmic
inequality or neither.
BASIC PROPERTIES OF
LOGARITHMS
EXAMPLE 1: Use the basic properties of
logarithms to find the value of the following
logarithmic expressions.
SEATWORK 1: Use the basic properties of
logarithms to find the value of the following
logarithmic expressions:
Motivational Activity
Find the value of each logarithms.
LAWS OF LOGARITHMS
LAWS OF LOGARITHMS
CHANGE-OF-BASE FORMULA
EXAMPLE 3. Use the change-of-base
formula to rewrite the following logarithmic
expressions to the indicated base.
SOLUTION:
SEATWORK 1: Use the properties of logarithms to
expand the expressions as a sum, difference or multiple
of logarithms . Simplify .
SEATWORK 2: Use the properties of
logarithms to to condense the expressions as a
single logarithm.
SEATWORK 3: TRUE OR FALSE
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