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Precalculus – Section 3.3. How can you use your calculator to find the logarithm of any base?

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1 Precalculus – Section 3.3

2 How can you use your calculator to find the logarithm of any base?

3 Change of Base Formula b can be any base you want it to be!

4 Rewrite the logarithm using common logarithms and natural logarithms. 1. 2.

5 Other “Log” Properties These are true for any base, even for natural logs.

6 Use the log properties to expand the expression. 3. 4.

7 Use the log properties to expand the expression. 5.

8 Assignment p. 223: 1-16, 17-35 odd

9 Precalculus – Section 3.3

10 To expand a logarithm means to write a logarithm as the sum or difference of logs. (yesterday’s task) To condense logarithms means to write a sum or difference as one logarithm. (going the other way)

11 Condense the logarithms. 1. 2.

12 Condense the logarithms. 3.

13 Assignment p. 323: 39-55 odd


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