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Example Question #2964 : Algebra Ii
Simplify, if possible:
Notice that the term in the log can be rewritten as a base raised to a certain power.
Rewrite the number in terms of base five.
According to log rules, the exponent can be dropped as a coefficient in front of the log.
The answer is:
Example Question #2965 : Algebra Ii
Solve:
Evaluate the log using the following property:
The log based and the base of the term will simplify.
The expression becomes:
The answer is:
Example Question #61 : Logarithms
Try to answer without a calculator.
True or false:
False
True
False
By definition, if and only if . However,
,
making this false.
Example Question #64 : Understanding Logarithms
Try without a calculator:
Evaluate
None of the other choices gives the correct response.
By definition, if and only if .
8 and 16 are both powers of 2; specifically, . The latter equation can be rewritten as
By the Power of a Power Property, the equation becomes
or
It follows that
,
and
,
the correct response.
Example Question #2967 : Algebra Ii
Solve for (nearest tenth):
.
By definition, if and only if . Set , and
if and only if
Through calculation, we see that
.
Example Question #62 : Logarithms
Try to answer without a calculator:
Which is true about ?
Cannot be determined
is an undefined quantity
is an undefined quantity
The question asks for the value of the "base 0 logarithm" of 0. However, this is not defined, as a logarithm can only have as its base a positive number not equal to 1.
Example Question #2971 : Algebra Ii
Given the following:
Decide if the following expression is true or false:
for all positive .
True
False
True
By definition of a logarithm,
if and only if
Take the th root of both sides, or, equivalently, raise both sides to the power of , and apply the Power of a Power Property:
or
By definition, it follows that , so the statement is true.
Example Question #2972 : Algebra Ii
, with positive and not equal to 1.
Which of the following is true of for all such ?
By definition,
If and only if
Square both sides, and apply the Power of a Power Property to the left expression:
It follows that for all positive not equal to 1,
for all .
Example Question #2 : Logarithms
What is the value of that satisfies the equation ?
is equivalent to . In this case, you know the value of (the argument of a logarithmic equation) and b (the answer to the logarithmic equation). You must find a solution for the base.
Example Question #1 : Simplifying Logarithms
Rewrite the following logarithmic expression in expanded form (i.e. as a sum and/or difference):
By logarithmic properties:
;
Combining these three terms gives the correct answer:
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