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QuestionLESSON 5.3 Worksheet A: (Topic 2.3 ) Directions: Convert the following equation
4. y=ex1y=e^{x-1}
1. 23=82^{3}=8
2. 103=100010^{3}=1000

Directions: Convert the following equations from logarithmic (log) form to exponential form.
5. log41=0\log _{4} 1=0
6. log1100=2\log \frac{1}{100}=-2
7. log16y=12\log _{16} y=\frac{1}{2}
8. lnx=4\ln x=4

Directions: Evaluate the following expressions without a calculator.
9. log39=2\log _{3} 9=2
10. log636=2\log _{6} \sqrt{36}=2
11. ln1\ln 1
12. log10\log 10
13. log4116\log _{4} \frac{1}{16}
14. log28\log _{2} 8
15. lne7\ln e^{7}
16. ln1e5\ln \frac{1}{e^{5}}
17. log255\log _{25} 5
18. log162\log _{16} 2
19. log66\log _{6} \sqrt{6}
20. log913\log _{9} \frac{1}{3}

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We're going to be rockstars at switching between logs and exponents, and then we'll become lightning-fast at calculating logs without a calculator! Watch out! Remember that logs and exponents are just two sides of the same coin.
Don't let the different notations trip you up!

STEP 2

1. Convert exponential equations to logarithmic form.
2. Convert logarithmic equations to exponential form.
3. Evaluate logarithmic expressions.

STEP 3

Let's take 23=82^3 = 8.
This tells us that 22 raised to the power of 33 gives us 88.
To write this in log form, we ask ourselves, "What power do we need to raise 22 to in order to get 88?".
The answer is 33!
So, we write log28=3\log_{2} 8 = 3.
The **base** of the exponent becomes the **base** of the log!

STEP 4

Now let's try 103=100010^3 = 1000.
What power do we raise 1010 to, to get 10001000?
It's 33!
So, log101000=3\log_{10} 1000 = 3.
When the base is 1010, we sometimes just write log\log without the little number.
So, we could also write log1000=3\log 1000 = 3.

STEP 5

Lastly, we have y=ex1y = e^{x-1}.
Here, ee is the **base**.
We're asking, "What power do we raise ee to, to get yy?".
The answer is x1x-1!
So, we write lny=x1\ln y = x-1. ln\ln is a special shorthand for loge\log_{e}, called the **natural logarithm**.

STEP 6

Let's look at log41=0\log_{4} 1 = 0.
This is asking, "What power do we raise 44 to, to get 11?".
The answer is 00!
Any number (except 00) raised to the power of 00 is 11.
So, we write 40=14^0 = 1.

STEP 7

Now for log1100=2\log \frac{1}{100} = -2.
Remember, when the base isn't written, it's 1010.
So, we're asking, "What power do we raise 1010 to, to get 1100\frac{1}{100}?" The answer is 2-2!
So, 102=110010^{-2} = \frac{1}{100}.

STEP 8

Let's try log16y=12\log_{16} y = \frac{1}{2}.
This means 1616 raised to the power of 12\frac{1}{2} gives us yy.
So, 1612=y16^{\frac{1}{2}} = y.
Remember, a fractional exponent is just a root! 161216^{\frac{1}{2}} is the same as 16\sqrt{16}, which is 44.
So, y=4y=4.

STEP 9

Finally, we have lnx=4\ln x = 4.
Remember, ln\ln means loge\log_{e}.
So, this means e4=xe^4 = x.

STEP 10

log39\log_{3} 9 asks, "What power do we raise 33 to, to get 99?" It's 22, since 32=93^2 = 9.
So, log39=2\log_{3} 9 = 2.

STEP 11

log636\log_{6} \sqrt{36}. 36\sqrt{36} is just 66.
So, log66\log_{6} 6.
What power do we raise 66 to, to get 66?
It's 11!
So, log636=1\log_{6} \sqrt{36} = 1.

STEP 12

ln1\ln 1 asks, "What power do we raise ee to, to get 11?" Any number (except 00) raised to the power of 00 is 11.
So, ln1=0\ln 1 = 0.

STEP 13

log10\log 10 has an invisible base of 1010.
What power do we raise 1010 to, to get 1010?
It's 11!
So, log10=1\log 10 = 1.

STEP 14

log4116\log_{4} \frac{1}{16}.
We can rewrite 116\frac{1}{16} as 16116^{-1}, which is (42)1(4^2)^{-1} or 424^{-2}.
So, log442=2\log_{4} 4^{-2} = -2.

STEP 15

log28\log_{2} 8.
Since 8=238 = 2^3, we have log223=3\log_{2} 2^3 = 3.

STEP 16

lne7=7\ln e^7 = 7.
Because the base of the logarithm and the base of the exponent are both ee, the result is simply the exponent.

STEP 17

ln1e5=lne5=5\ln \frac{1}{e^5} = \ln e^{-5} = -5.

STEP 18

log255\log_{25} 5.
Since 55 is the square root of 2525, which is 251225^{\frac{1}{2}}, we have log252512=12\log_{25} 25^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2}.

STEP 19

log162\log_{16} 2.
Since 22 is the fourth root of 1616, which is 161416^{\frac{1}{4}}, we have log161614=14\log_{16} 16^{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{4}.

STEP 20

log66=log6612=12\log_{6} \sqrt{6} = \log_{6} 6^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2}.

STEP 21

log913\log_{9} \frac{1}{3}.
We can rewrite this as log931\log_{9} 3^{-1}.
Since 9=329 = 3^2, we're looking for log3231\log_{3^2} 3^{-1}.
This is equal to 12-\frac{1}{2}.

STEP 22

We successfully converted between exponential and logarithmic forms, and evaluated a bunch of logarithmic expressions like pros!

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