11-5 Common Logs and Natural Logs
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11-5 COMMON LOGS AND NATURAL LOGS
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11-5 Common Logs and Natural Logs. Any log that has base 10 is called a common logarithm. We usually do not write the 10. We can figure out many common logs easily Ex) log 100 =2 log 1000= 3. You can apply all properties to common logs. You can use a calculator to help. Evaluate: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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11-5 COMMON LOGSAND NATURAL LOGS
• Any log that has base 10 is called a common logarithm. We usually do not write the 10.
• We can figure out many common logs easily
• Ex) log 100 =2• log 1000= 3
• You can apply all properties to common logs. You can use a calculator to help.
• Evaluate:• 1) log5(2)3 2) log
Sometimes, we can’t evaluate logs in our heads. Then, we use the change of base formula to help.
Use change of base to evaluate:3) Log91043 4) log8 172
Use logarithms to solve
5) 63x = 81 6) 54z = 73
7) .25 = log16x
Sometimes, we can use our graphing calculators to help us solve logs
8) Solve by graphing 5x-1 = 2x
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Simple Interest Continuously Compounded
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Solve10) 18 = e 3x 11) 4.5 > e .031x
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13) Convert log6 254 to a natural log, then evaluate.
14) Solve 6.5 = -16.25 lnx
15) Solve 48
