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AS level maths - logs help!

Heey,
how do you work out log x =2log5 + log1 -2?
Reply 1
Original post by Prista
Heey,
how do you work out log x =2log5 + log1 -2?


you use the laws of logs

log(a)+log(b) = log(ab)

log(a)-log(b) = lo(a/b)

log(c^d) = dlog(c)

n = nlog(10)
when it says log like that it means log of base 10. Literally type it into your calculator and you should get the answer
Reply 3
Original post by TenOfThem
you use the laws of logs

log(a)+log(b) = log(ab)

log(a)-log(b) = lo(a/b)

log(c^d) = dlog(c)

n = nlog(10)


Yeaah so it'll be log x = log (5^2 x 1) -2
but what do you do after that?
Reply 4
Original post by Prista
Yeaah so it'll be log x = log (5^2 x 1) -2
but what do you do after that?


you need a single log

You need to turn the 2 into a log also
Reply 5
Original post by TenOfThem
you need a single log

You need to turn the 2 into a log also


And then do you divide by log or something?
Reply 6
Original post by Prista


And then do you divide by log or something?


you take the anti-log

If log(a) = log(b)

then a=b

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