In this section we will be working with Properties of Logarithms in an ...
16-week Lesson 33 (8-week Lesson 27)
Properties of Logarithms and Solving Log Equations (Part 2)
In this section we will be working with Properties of Logarithms in an
attempt to take equations with more than one logarithm and condense
them down into just a single logarithm.
Properties of Logarithms:
a. Product Rule:
log ? (?) + log ? (?) = log ? (? ? ?)
When two or more logarithms with the same base are added, those
logarithms can be condensed into one logarithm whose argument is
the product of the original arguments (? ? ? in the example above)
Order is not important when multiplying or adding, so changing the order
of the factors in an argument or changing the order of the terms being
added together does not change the answer.
b. Quotient Rule:
?
log ? (?) ? log ? (?) = log ? ( )
?
When two or more logarithms with the same base are subtracted,
those logarithms can be condensed into one logarithm whose
argument is the quotient of the original arguments
?
(? ?? ??? ??????? ?????)
Order is important when dividing and subtracting; the numerator is always
the argument of the first log term listed (or the argument of the term listed
first is always the numerator).
c. Power Rule:
? ? log ? (?) = log ? (?? )
A factor times a logarithm can be re-written as the argument of the
logarithm raised to the power of that factor
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16-week Lesson 33 (8-week Lesson 27)
Properties of Logarithms and Solving Log Equations (Part 2)
Example 1: Solve each of the following logarithmic equations and
CHECK YOUR SOLUTIONS. LEAVE ANSWERS IN EXACT
FORM, DO NOT APPROXIMATE.
a. 2 = log 3 (?) ? log 3 (? ? 1)
b. A
?
2 = log 3 (??1)
32 =
b. log 2 (? + 7) + log 2 (? ) = 3
log 2 ((? + 7)(? )) = 3
?
log 2 (? 2 + 7? ) = 3
??1
?
9 = ??1
? 2 + 7? = 23
9(? ? 1) = ?
? 2 + 7? = 8
9? ? 9 = ?
? 2 + 7? ? 8 = 0
8? = 9
(? + 8)(? ? 1) = 0
9
?=8
? = ?8 ; ? = 1
Regardless of what type of answer you come up with (negative,
positive, or zero), you must check your answer to verify that it results
in a positive argument. To do so, ALWAYS plug your answer back
into the original equation.
9
Replacing ? with 8 will make
each argument in the original
9
equation positive, so ? = 8
is a valid answer.
?=
Replacing ? with ?8 will make
each argument in the original
equation negative, so ? = ?8
is not a valid answer. ? = 1 is a
valid answer because it makes
the arguments positive.
?
?=?
?
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16-week Lesson 33 (8-week Lesson 27)
Properties of Logarithms and Solving Log Equations (Part 2)
In Example 1, the Properties of Logarithms were only used to combine
logarithms in each problem. This is how we will be using the Properties
of Logarithms in this class, to combine logarithms in order to reduce the
number logarithms we have to just one, so that we can then convert that
one logarithm to exponential form to solve.
If an equation has more than one logarithm on either side of the equation,
use the Properties of Logarithms to simplify as much as possible, then
solve by converting to exponential form. Remember that you must
check your answers when solving log equations to verify that they
make the original arguments positive.
Example 2: Solve each of the following logarithmic equations and
CHECK YOUR SOLUTIONS. LEAVE ANSWERS IN EXACT
FORM, DO NOT APPROXIMATE.
a. 2 ln(? ) ? ln(5? ? 6) = 0
b. log 2 (1 ? ? ) = 1 ? log 2 (? ? 1)
?
2 = log 3 (??1)
log 2 (1 ? ? ) + log 2 (? ? 1) = 1
?
log 2 ((1 ? ? )(? ? 1)) = 1
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
log 2 (? ? 1 ? ? 2 + ? ) = 1
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
log 2 (?? 2 + 2? ? 1) = 1
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
?? 2 + 2? ? 1 = 21
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
?? 2 + 2? ? 1 = 2
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
2 = log 3 (??1)
?? + 2? ? 3 = 0
2 = log 3 (??1)
?
? 2 ? 2? + 3 = 0
completing
2
?2 2
?
The
quadratic
equation I
ended up
with was
not
factorable,
so I chose
to solve it
by
?2
the square.
When I
did, I
ended up
with an
equation
2 that is not
possible
using real
numbers.
2 = log 3 (??1)
? 2 ? 2? + ( ) = ?3 + ( )
2 = log 3 (??1)
? 2 ? 2? + 1 = ?3 + 1
2 = log 3 (??1)
(? ? 1)2 = ?2
2
?
?
?? ????????
3
2
Therefore
the log
equation
given on
part b. has
no real
solutions.
16-week Lesson 33 (8-week Lesson 27)
Properties of Logarithms and Solving Log Equations (Part 2)
b.
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c. 2 log(? + 1) = log(1 ? ? )
a
This example demonstrates
using two different Properties
of Logarithms (the Power Rule
first and the Quotient Rule
second). Notice that when
log(¡Ì? + 1) = log(1 ? ?), we
could have simply set the
arguments equal to each other
and solved. In other words, if
log(¡Ì? + 1) = log(1 ? ?),
then ¡Ì? + 1 = 1 ? ?. You can
see in the solution that we end
up with this equation
eventually, but only after using
the Quotient Rule for
Logarithms and converting
from log form to exponential
form. This shortcut can be used
because logarithmic functions
are one-to-one functions, so if
log(?) = log(?), then ? = ?.
1
2
log(? + 1) = log(1 ? ? )
log(¡Ì? + 1) = log(1 ? ? )
log(¡Ì? + 1) ? log(1 ? ? ) = 0
¡Ì?+1
log ( 1?? ) = 0
¡Ì?+1
1??
= 100
¡Ì?+1
1??
=1
¡Ì? + 1 = 1 ? ?
2
(¡Ì? + 1) = (1 ? ? )2
You are welcome to use this
shortcut or not, it makes no
difference; your answers should
be the same regardless. If you
plan to use this shortcut, please
keep in mind this only works
when you have one logarithm
equal to another. You cannot
take this shortcut if you have
any other terms or factors in the
equation (such as Example 2
parts a. and b. on the previous
page).
? + 1 = (1 ? ? )(1 ? ? )
? + 1 = 1 ? 2? + ? 2
0 = ? 2 ? 3?
0 = ? (? ? 3)
0=? ; ??3=0
?=0 ; ?=3
Replacing ? with 0 in the original equation makes each argument
positive, so ? = 0 is a valid answer. Replacing ? with 3 results in a
negative argument (1 ? 3 = ?2), so ? = 3 is not a valid answer.
?=?
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16-week Lesson 33 (8-week Lesson 27)
Properties of Logarithms and Solving Log Equations (Part 2)
Example 3: Solve each of the following logarithmic equations and
CHECK YOUR SOLUTIONS. LEAVE ANSWERS IN EXACT
FORM, DO NOT APPROXIMATE.
a. log(? + 2) ? log(?) = 2 log(4)
b. log 4 (3? + 2) = log 4 (5) + log 4 (3)
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