Algebra 2 Companion Book, Volume 2

7.1.4 Properties of Logarithms − Worksheet

Example 1: Express as a single logarithm. Simplify, if possible. 1. log 5 50 + log 5 62.5 2. log100 + log1000 Example 2: Express as a single logarithm. Simplify, if possible. 4. log 4 320 − log 4 5 5. log5.4 − log0.054

3. log 3 3 + log 3 27

6. log 6 496.8 − log 6 2.3

Example 3: Simplify, if possible. 7. log 8 8 2 Example 4: Simplify, if possible. 11. + log 2 x 2 2 5

8. log

9. log

10.

5

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log (0.25) 1 2 4

3 3

7 49

12. 2.5 log

13. log

14. log 2 (0.5) 4

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4 1024

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Example 5: Evaluate. 15. log 1 27 9      

16. log 8 32

17. log 5 10

18. log 2 27

Example 6: 19.  The Richter magnitude M of an earthquake is related to the energy released in ergs E shown by the formula M E log . = How many times as much energy was released by the 1811 New Madrid, Missouri, earthquake than by the Fort Tejon, California, earthquake? 2 3 10 11.8      

Largest Earthquakes in Continental U.S. Location Year M New Madrid, MO 1811 8.1 New Madrid, MO 1812 8.0 Fort Tejon, CA 1957 7.9 San Francisco, CA 1906 7.8 Imperial Valley, CA 1892 7.8

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