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Laws of Logarithms

The laws of logarithms define rules for simplifying expressions involving logarithms and exponential functions. There are five key laws: 1) the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms, 2) the logarithm of a quotient is the difference of the logarithms, 3) the logarithm of a power is the exponent times the logarithm of the base, 4) the logarithm of a root is the logarithm of the radicand divided by the root index, and 5) the logarithm of an exponential function is the exponent times the logarithm of the base. These laws only apply when the logarithms have the same base.

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Laws of Logarithms

The laws of logarithms define rules for simplifying expressions involving logarithms and exponential functions. There are five key laws: 1) the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms, 2) the logarithm of a quotient is the difference of the logarithms, 3) the logarithm of a power is the exponent times the logarithm of the base, 4) the logarithm of a root is the logarithm of the radicand divided by the root index, and 5) the logarithm of an exponential function is the exponent times the logarithm of the base. These laws only apply when the logarithms have the same base.

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Laws of Logarithms

The laws of logarithms are a set of rules that define how logarithms behave in algebraic expressions.
These laws are useful for simplifying and manipulating expressions involving logarithms and exponential
functions.

Here are the laws of logarithms:

1. The logarithm of a product is equal to the sum of the logarithms: log(ab) = log(a) + log(b). For
example: log(45) = log(4) + log(5) = 2 + 1.69 = 3.69.

2. The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the numerator minus the logarithm of
the denominator: log(a/b) = log(a) - log(b). For example: log(20/4) = log(20) - log(4) = 1.3 - 2 = -
0.7.

3. The logarithm of a power is equal to the exponent times the logarithm of the base: log(a^n) =
nlog(a). For example: log(3^4) = 4log(3) = 4*0.48 = 1.92.

4. The logarithm of a root is equal to the logarithm of the radicand divided by the root index:
log(a^(1/n)) = log(a)/n. For example: log(16^(1/4)) = log(16)/4 = 2/4 = 0.5.

5. The logarithm of an exponential function is equal to the exponent times the logarithm of the
base: log(b^x) = xlog(b). For example: log(2^8) = 8log(2) = 8*0.3 = 2.4.

It's important to note that these laws only apply to logarithms with the same base. For example, the
laws of logarithms do not apply to expressions like log10(2^3).

It's also important to note that these laws assume that the logarithm function is defined in the standard
way, with a base of 10 or e. If the logarithm function has a different base, the laws of logarithms may
not apply

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