Laws of Logarithms
Laws of Logarithms:
1. loga(u
v) = loga(u)
+ loga(v)
{The log of a product equals the sum of the logs.}
2. loga(u/v)
= loga(u)
- loga(v)
{The log of a quotient equals the difference of the logs.}
3. loga(ur
) = r loga
(u)
Use the above properties of logarithms to
write
(1/3) loga
4x as the logarithm of a single quantity.
| (1/3) loga 4x | Show work. | Apply the third law of logarithms. |
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