Module 6: Exponents and Logarithms

 

In Try This 2 you used laws of logarithms to determine the value of a logarithmic expression. You may have simplified the logarithmic expression using the following process:

 

 

 

Rewrite log6 36 in exponent form to solve.

 

 

 

Therefore

 

On some calculators it is easy to enter this expression to determine the value. On other calculators it takes longer to enter and it may be easier to evaluate using the laws of logarithms.



textbook

For another example, read “Example 2” on page 396 of the textbook.

 

 

Self-Check 1
  1. Complete “Your Turn” at the end of “Example 2” on page 396 of the textbook. Answer
  2. Complete question 5 on page 400 of the textbook. Answer