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Example Question #1 : Log Base 10
Based on the definition of logarithms, what is ?
3
2
10
4
100
3
For any equation , . Thus, we are trying to determine what power of 10 is 1000. , so our answer is 3.
Example Question #1 : Log Base 10
Evaluate .
Take the common logarithm of both sides, and take advantage of the property of the logarithm of a power:
Example Question #2921 : Algebra Ii
What is the value of ?
Base-10 logarithms are very easy if the operands are a power of . Begin by rewriting the question:
Becomes...
because
Applying logarithm rules, you can factor out the :
Now, is .
Therefore, your answer is .
Example Question #1 : Log Base 10
What is the value of ?
Round to the nearest hundreth.
Base-10 logarithms are very easy if the operands are a power of . Begin by rewriting the question:
Becomes...
because
Applying logarithm rules, you can factor out the :
Now, is .
Therefore, your answer is .
Example Question #1 : Log Base 10
Many textbooks use the following convention for logarithms:
What is the value of ?
Remember:
is the same as saying .
So when we ask "What is the value of ?", all we're asking is "10 raised to which power equals 1,000?" Or, in an expression:
.
From this, it should be easy to see that .
Example Question #1 : Log Base 10
Evaluate the following expression:
Without a subscript a logarithmic expression is base 10.
The expression
The logarithmic expression is asking 10 raised to what power equals 1000 or what is x when
We know that
so
Example Question #7 : Log Base 10
Assuming the value of is positive, simplify:
Rewrite the logarithm in division.
As a log property, we can pull down the exponent of the power in front as the coefficient.
Cancel out the .
The answer is:
Example Question #8 : Log Base 10
Solve the following:
When the base isn't explicitly defined, the log is base 10. For our problem, the first term
is asking:
For the second term,
is asking:
So, our final answer is
Example Question #2 : Log Base 10
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the expression ?
None of the other choices is correct.
By the reverse-FOIL method, we factor the polynomial as follows:
Therefore, we can use the property
as follows:
Example Question #4 : Log Base 10
Evaluate .
The first thing we can do is bring the exponent out of the log, to the front:
Next, we evaluate :
Recall that log without a specified base is base 10 thus
.
Therefore
becomes,
.
Finally, we do the simple multiplication: