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.

   Luz works out log₂ 40 − log₂ 5 on the class board. What is log₂ 40 − log₂ 5?

   3
3. 3.

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

   3
4. 4.

   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
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.

   Kira expands log₅ (x²/25) on the class board. Which choice is equal to it?

   • 2 − 2 log₅ x
   • 2 log₅ x + 2
   • (log₅ x)² − 2
   • 2 log₅ x − 2
8. 8.

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

   • log₂ (x + 3) − 4
   • 4 − log₂ (x + 3)
   • 4 − log₂ x − log₂ 3
   • 4 ÷ log₂ (x + 3)
9. 9.

   Milo writes 2 log x + log 5 − log y as one log in a math book. Which choice is it?

   • log (5x²/y)
   • log (5x²y)
   • log (10x/y)
   • log (x² + 5 − y)
10. 10.

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

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