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Page 1: Ib maths sl logarithms definition

Logarithms

By the end of the lesson you will be able to :

• Understand what  a logarithm is.

• Find logarithms of numbers in different bases.

• Use logarithms to re­write exponential expressions.

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Solve the equations:

3x  =3 (7x+6)2

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2x   = 5

Logarithms will help us to solve these type of equations.

 

In the previous equation,  , 8 can be  expressed as a power of 2. But that is not the case with 5.

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Definition:

( a > 0,  a ≠1 )

log2 8 = 3    because   23=8

log10 100 =

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log2 32 =

log3 27 =

log10 0.1 =

log7 1=

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log4 2 =

log5 0.2 =

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log10 1 =

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Write these powers as logarithms:

43 = 64

10­2 =0.01

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Basics:

log2 2 = log7 7 = 

loga a = 1

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log7 1 = log4 1 =

loga 1 = 0

log 4 0 =  loga 0  not possible

log10    is written    log

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Solve worksheet : "Understanding logarithms"

http://www.maths­bingo.com/A%20enviar/LogarithmsDetermine/LogarithmsDetermine.html

Solve Book page 54­55  Ex 2D