Properties of logarithms: product, quotient and power, expanding and condensing

Answer Key - Grade 11 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Kira works out log₆ 4 + log₆ 9 on the class board. What is log₆ 4 + log₆ 9?

   2
2. 2.

   Milo works out log₃ 54 − log₃ 2 on the class board. What is log₃ 54 − log₃ 2?

   3
3. 3.

   Noah uses log 2 ≈ 0.301 and log 3 ≈ 0.477 from a math book. To the nearest thousandth, what is log 6?

   0.778
4. 4.

   Ren uses log 2 ≈ 0.301 and log 3 ≈ 0.477 from a math book. To the nearest thousandth, what is log 1.5?

   0.176
5. 5.

   Tala uses log 3 ≈ 0.477 and log 5 ≈ 0.699 from a math book. To the nearest thousandth, what is log 0.6?

   -0.222
6. 6.

   Zee uses log 3 ≈ 0.477 from a math book. To the nearest thousandth, what is log 9?

   0.954
7. 7.

   Bo uses log 2 ≈ 0.301 from a math book. To the nearest thousandth, what is log 8?

   0.903
8. 8.

   Esme expands log₂ (8x³/y) fully on a math club card. Which choice is equal to it?

   • 3 + 3 log₂ x − log₂ y
   • 3 + 3 log₂ x + log₂ y
   • (3 + 3 log₂ x) ÷ log₂ y
   • 3 + (log₂ x)³ − log₂ y
9. 9.

   Luz expands log₂ (16/(x + 3)) on a math club card. Which choice is equal to it?

   • 4 − log₂ x − log₂ 3
   • log₂ (x + 3) − 4
   • 4 − log₂ (x + 3)
   • 4 ÷ log₂ (x + 3)
10. 10.

    Noah writes 3 log₂ x − log₂ 4 as one log on the class board. Which choice is it?

    • log₂ (3x/4)
    • log₂ (x³ − 4)
    • log₂ (x³/4)
    • log₂ (4/x³)