Examples with solutions for The Sum of Logarithms: Applying the formula

Exercise #1

2log82+log83= 2\log_82+\log_83=

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

2log82=log822=log84 2\log_82=\log_82^2=\log_84

2log82+log83=log84+log83= 2\log_82+\log_83=\log_84+\log_83=

log843=log812 \log_84\cdot3=\log_812

Answer

log812 \log_812

Exercise #2

12log24×log38+log39×log37= \frac{1}{2}\log_24\times\log_38+\log_39\times\log_37=

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

We break it down into parts

log24=x \log_24=x

2x=4 2^x=4

x=2 x=2

log39=x \log_39=x

3x=9 3^x=9

x=2 x=2

We substitute into the equation

122log38+2log37= \frac{1}{2}\cdot2\log_38+2\log_37=

1log38+2log37= 1\cdot\log_38+2\log_37=

log38+log372= \log_38+\log_37^2=

log38+log349= \log_38+\log_349=

log3(849)=log3392 \log_3\left(8\cdot49\right)=\log_3392 x=2 x=2

Answer

log3392 \log_3392

Exercise #3

3log49+8log413= 3\log_49+8\log_4\frac{1}{3}=

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Where:

3log49=log493=log4729 3\log_49=\log_49^3=\log_4729

y

8log413=log4(13)8= 8\log_4\frac{1}{3}=\log_4\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^8=

log4138=log416561 \log_4\frac{1}{3^8}=\log_4\frac{1}{6561}

Therefore

3log49+8log413= 3\log_49+8\log_4\frac{1}{3}=

log4729+log416561 \log_4729+\log_4\frac{1}{6561}

logax+logay=logaxy \log_ax+\log_ay=\log_axy

(72916561)=log419 \left(729\cdot\frac{1}{6561}\right)=\log_4\frac{1}{9}

log491=log49 \log_49^{-1}=-\log_49

Answer

log49 -\log_49

Exercise #4

log103+log104= \log_{10}3+\log_{10}4=

Video Solution

Answer

log1012 \log_{10}12

Exercise #5

log974+log912= \log_974+\log_9\frac{1}{2}=

Video Solution

Answer

log937 \log_937

Exercise #6

log24+log25= \log_24+\log_25=

Video Solution

Answer

log220 \log_220