Writing logs in terms of others worksheet
Break the number into the two you were given, and the log rules do the rest: multiplying becomes adding, dividing becomes subtracting, and a power becomes a multiplier.
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How to do these
If and , write
- 12 is 4 times 3, and 4 is 2 squared.
- log of a product is a sum.
- The square becomes a 2 in front.
The answer is .
Where students go wrong
Splitting a log of a sum. There is no rule for log(x + y): only products, quotients and powers come apart. If the number will not factor into the ones you were given, it cannot be done.
Also called log properties or expressing logarithms.
What you can put on this worksheet
- One log in terms of others
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