Laws (Properties) of Logarithms Section 3.3
Objectives Rewrite (expand) a logarithm to contain no logarithms of products, quotients, or powers. Rewrite (condense) a logarithmic expression into the logarithm of a single value. Use the change of base formula to rewrite a logarithm as a common logarithm or a natural logarithm.
Vocabulary product rule: multiplication becomes addition quotient rule: division becomes subtraction power rule: exponent becomes multiplier
Laws of Logarithms product rule - multiplication becomes addition quotient rule - division becomes subtraction power rule - exponent becomes multiplier
Change of Base Formula
Use the Laws of Logarithms to rewrite the expression in a form with no logarithm of a product, quotient or power.
Use the Laws of Logarithms to rewrite the expression in a form with no logarithm of a product, quotient or power.
Rewrite the expression as a single logarithm.
Rewrite the expression as a single logarithm.
Evaluate the expression without using the Change of Base Formula.
Evaluate the expression using the Change of Base Formula