Logs

& Argument
1 ab c
logac b
=

↓ ↳ Base
Indexform

Examples
Indexform logform
23 8 =
-
10g8 3 =

3
3 =
27
109, 37 3 =

52 28
109,525
=
2
=

1:7 notpossible
10917
:

Notpossible

70 2
=

10971 0
=

5 5
=

10g5 5 1
=

a
logtobedefined notpossible
-

logy a

1a)0

2(>05b 1
=
3
loga 1 0
=
a0 1
=

1
y
gaa =

5 logab" alogab
=

->
solvingexponential equations using logs (band (n)
I
log with base do is
called

109,05 195
=

109,07 197 =

1
->
1910
=

Example 1 Example Example 3 Example

(n 8 = 24 9 =
37 15
=
59 -
2 2
=

"
n 3
=

(g2 199 =

(g3" 1915 =
5n 3
=

x(g2=199 n
15=

1959 193 =

n
Ig9 = 193 x195 193 =

Ig2 2.464

+g3
x
=
x
=

n 3.17
=

n 2.16
=

n 0.683
=
Example 5 1
Example
gn 53 1 3n 2
-

11
+
+

= =

(g8" 4922
=

53,5 32,32 =

2)1g8 1922
Lana-
(x - =

n -

1
1911=

2
n=
19 1
+

n 1.15
=
195/3

n 2./5
=

2
log with base
is called in

-> (ne 1 =

(a) en 7
= (b) 2nx 3 =
(C) (n(n 1) 7
+
=

me" (n7 = 23 x =

27 x 1
=
+

x(ne 17 n 20.1 n 17 1
= =
=
-

n (7
=

n =
1095.03

n 195 n 1100
=

7 ProductLaw

logpa logc logp (a))

+

10g, 4 1928:1092(4x8)
=
+

10y,32
&

2 3
+
5
=

⑧Quotient Rule

logab-logac logo -
=

18928 -

log2 4
10g,
=
2

3 - 2 =
1
Write as a
simple logarithm
(a/195
2
(b)
3-log 10
-

(95
-
19102 log,"" -log 10

195 -19100 log, 64-10yu10

=

195/00
=

log, 6.4
(g//20
=

>
Change of BaseLaw
log,u log -Su
=

1
= 3
=

logz

logab =

logcb
log, a

-
log, 81 109382.
=
2
=

18839 same

>2

>
Reciprocal Law

logc8
logpa 1ogg5
193
=

logab
=
=

10982

·1y+ -

->
F
e
 Past Papers
53a) solve the equation logo (2n-3) = Give
your
answer in exact form

3)
boys (22 3) = logs (2x
11og,6
-
- =

⑥
12
2x 3
=
-
R -go(2x 3):4905 -

6 +
3 2n =

3 6
6 1 2x 3
-
+
= =

2
2x 6 =
3
+

x 6
=
3
+

(b) Solvethe equation Inzu -

Ln(u-u)=1 Give
your answer in exact form.

unzy 1
=

21
zu
=

24 ye =
-
4e

2u
-
4e -
=

4
u(z e) -
= -

y
u
n oreU
=

2
Write 3+2lga-Lgb as a logarithm to base 10

3 2lga
+

1gb -

31910 1ga" 1gb

+ -

Ig 1000 Iga 1gb

-
+

Ig (2000a

6) Solve the equation

Bloga" 2logy + a 7
=

substitution
7
log, a y =
3
loga" +2logya =

loy, a 3
=

logyat
a 43
=

ay-2
=

3 7
2y a 6u a2
+
=
=
=

logna
7
z
2y
+
=

y
3 2yz 7y
+ =

2yz zy 3
-
+

2y3 by y 3 -
- +

2y(y 3) (y3) - - =

(y 3)2(2y 1) -
-

yG
=

1/2
y
=
solve the equation "logyz +
logcy: "

log, y log,y 2

-gyy-zn
n
=
=

22
y
=

reciprocal u
y
=

Law
4 x2
+ ux
=

22 -
42 4 +
0
=

x= -
21 -
2x 7 0 + =

x(n 2) -
-

2(x -

2)
n 1
=

Given findthevalueof p
that
logap+loga5-loga" 10ga20 =

ga-p 109020
=

Ep 20
=

80
jp
=

16
p
=

No Calc

log(yM) 3
=

-210g24
1092(n 2) +
=
2
1092y
+

(a) show thatn3+0n3-32 =0

log2 (y 1) 310922 -109222

+ =

logc (n 2) 10924 log, y

+ =
+

1092 (y 1) log, 8
+ =

1092 -

1gL(n2) 109244
+
=

↑ y2(y 1) 182 2 +
=

2-
x 2 +

1y
=

y 1
+

7
=

- 1
x
=

4y -

z
y -1 - x2
my
=
+ =

2-2-ups
x6
2
=
+

23 622
+

32
=

n3 622
+
-
32 0
=