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The document is a worksheet from Kuta Software focusing on the properties of logarithms, including exercises for expanding and condensing logarithmic expressions. It provides examples and critical thinking questions to reinforce understanding of logarithmic rules. Additionally, there are answer keys for the exercises included.

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Logarithms Basics Practice WS

The document is a worksheet from Kuta Software focusing on the properties of logarithms, including exercises for expanding and condensing logarithmic expressions. It provides examples and critical thinking questions to reinforce understanding of logarithmic rules. Additionally, there are answer keys for the exercises included.

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Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Properties of Logarithms Date________________ Period____

Expand each logarithm.

1) log (6 ⋅ 11) 2) log (5 ⋅ 3)

5
4) log (3 ⋅ 2 3 )
3) log ( )6
11

4 6
5) log
2
5
6) log ()
6
5

x 8) log (a ⋅ b) 2
7) log 6
y

4 x
u 10) log
9) log
v y5

3
11) log x⋅ y⋅z 12) log ( x ⋅ y ⋅ z 2 )

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Condense each expression to a single logarithm.

13) log 3 − log 8 log 6


14)
3

15) 4 log 3 − 4 log 8 16) log 2 + log 11 + log 7

17) log 7 − 2 log 12 2 log 7


18)
3

19) 6 log 3 u + 6 log 3 v 20) ln x − 4 ln y

21) log 4 u − 6 log 4 v 22) log 3 u − 5 log 3 v

23) 20 log 6 u + 5 log 6 v 24) 4 log 3 u − 20 log 3 v

Critical thinking questions:

25) 2(log 2 x − log y) − (log 3 + 2 log 5) 26) log x ⋅ log 2

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Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Properties of Logarithms Date________________ Period____

Expand each logarithm.

1) log (6 ⋅ 11) 2) log (5 ⋅ 3)


log 6 + log 11 log 5 + log 3

5
4) log (3 ⋅ 2 3 )
3) log ( )6
11 log 3 + 3 log 2
5 log 6 − 5 log 11

4 6
5) log
2
5
6) log ()
6
5
4 log 2 − log 5 6 log 6 − 6 log 5

x 8) log (a ⋅ b) 2
7) log 6
y 2 log a + 2 log b
log x − 6 log y

4 x
u 10) log
9) log
v y5
4 log u − log v log x − 5 log y

3
11) log x⋅ y⋅z 12) log ( x ⋅ y ⋅ z 2 )
log x log y log z log x + log y + 2 log z
+ +
3 3 3

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Condense each expression to a single logarithm.

13) log 3 − log 8 log 6


14)
3 3
log 3
8 log 6

15) 4 log 3 − 4 log 8 16) log 2 + log 11 + log 7


4 log 154
3
log
84

17) log 7 − 2 log 12 2 log 7


18)
7 3
log 2 3 2
12 log 7

19) 6 log 3 u + 6 log 3 v 20) ln x − 4 ln y


x
log 3 (v 6 u 6 ) ln
y4

21) log 4 u − 6 log 4 v 22) log 3 u − 5 log 3 v

u u
log 4 log 3
v6 v5

23) 20 log 6 u + 5 log 6 v 24) 4 log 3 u − 20 log 3 v

log 6 (v 5 u 20 ) u4
log 3 20
v
Critical thinking questions:

25) 2(log 2 x − log y) − (log 3 + 2 log 5) 26) log x ⋅ log 2


4x2 Can't be simplified.
log
75 y 2

Create your own worksheets like this one with Infinite Algebra 2. Free trial available at KutaSoftware.com

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The following examples use more than one of the rules at a time.

Example 4

 a 2b 
Expand log2  .
 c 
 a 2b  Use the Quotient Rule for Logarithms.
log2  = log2a2b – log2c
 c 
= log2a2 + log2b – log2c Use the Product Rule for Logarithms.
= 2•log2a + log2b – log2c Use the Power Rule for Logarithms

The answer is 2•log2a + log2b – log2c.

Example 5

Expand log5 8a 7 .
log5 8a 7 = log5 (8a 7 )1/ 2 Rewrite the radical with a fractional
exponent.
1 Use the Power Rule for Logarithms.
= log5 (8a 7 )
2
1 Use the Product Rule for Logarithms.
= (log5 8  loga 7 )
2
1 Use the Power Rule for Logarithms.
= (log5 8  7loga)
2

1
The answer is (log5 8  7loga)
2

II) Exercises
Expand the following logarithms.
Use either the power rule, product rule or quotient rule.

1. log2(95) = __________ 2. log2(21) = __________

 19  4. log2(6a) = __________
3. log5   = __________
 2
5. log3(xy) = __________  a
6. log5   = __________
 3

7. log3(5y) = __________ 8. log3(a10) = __________


Expand the following logarithms using one or more of the logarithm rules.

 12a  a
5
9. log5 
 2 
= __________ 10. log2   = __________
b

8
11. log5 x 5 y = __________  xy 
12. log5   = __________
 z 

3
 1 x  14. log3 5 9x 3 = __________
13. log2  = __________
 y 

15. log3 3 2x 5 = __________  9x 10 


16. log2  2  = __________
 y 

 4a  18. log2 3 x 2a = __________


17. log2   = __________
 5

Sometimes you need to write an expression as a single logarithm.


Use the rules to work backwards.

Example 6

Write 2 log3x + log3y as a single logarithm

log3x2 + log3y Use the Power Rule for Logarithms to


move the 2 in 2 log3x to the exponent of x

= log3x2y Use the Product Rule for Logarithms.

The answer is log3x2y

Example 7

1
Simplify log5 100 – log52
2
log5 1001/ 2 – log52 Use the Power Rule for Logarithms.
= log510 – log52 Simplify.
= log5(10  2) = log55 Use the Quotient Rule for Logarithms.
=1 Simplify.

The answer is 1
III) Rewrite as Single Expression
Write as a single logarithm.

19. 2 log310 – log34 = __________ 2


20. log2 x + log2y = __________
3

1 22. 3 log3x + 4 log3y = __________


21. log5 x + log5y = __________
2
23. 6 log3x + 2 log311 = __________ 24. 4 log5x – log5y + log5z = __________

1 26. log3a + log3b – 2 log3c = __________


25. log3 144 – log34 = __________
2

IV) Extension Problems

27. Let logb2 = x, logb3 = y and logb5 = z.

(a) What is the value of logb50 in terms of x, y and z?

(b) What is the value of logb3000 in terms of x, y and z?

28. Are log216 and log464 equal? Why or why not?

29. Correct the error


There is an error in the student work shown below.

Directions: Simplify log2 (6x )5 .

log2 (6 x ) 5 = 5 • log2(6 •x)


= 5 • log26 + log2x
= 5 log26 + log2x
What is the error in the work above?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
Answer Key
1. 5 log29 = 10 log23
2. log23 + log27
3. log519 – log52
4. log26 + log2a
5. log3x + log3y
6. log5a – log53
7. log35 + log3y
8. 10 log3a
9. log56 + log5a
10. 5 (log2a – log2b)
1
11. (5log5 x  log5 y )
2
12. 8 (log5x + log5y – log5z)
13. 3 (log2(1 – x) – log2y)
1
14. (2  3log3 x )
5
1
15. (log3 2  5log3 x )
3
16. 2 log23 + 10 log2x – 2 log2y
17. 2 + log2a – log25
1
18. (2log2 x  log2 a)
3
19. log325
20. log2(x2/3y)
21. log5(x1/2y)
22. log3(x3y4)
23. log3(121x6)
 x 4z 
24. log5 
 y 
25. 1
 ab 
26. log5  2 
c 
27. (a) x + y + z; (b) 3(x + z) + y
28. Yes; they are both equal to 4.
29. The student did not distribute the 5 to log26 and log2x; the correct answer is 5(log26 +
log2x), or 5 log26 + 5 log2x.

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