Algebra 2 · Chapter 8 · Lesson 8.5 · Printable PDF

Expanding and Condensing Logarithms Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on expanding and condensing logarithms: the laws of logs, single logarithms with coefficient 1, domains, negative inputs, expressions that are constant for every positive x, and finding the error in Layla's three lines. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Expand each logarithm fully and evaluate any logarithm of a number.
    \log_6 \dfrac{a^2 b^5}{36}\ln \dfrac{\sqrt[5]{x^2}}{e^4 y}\log\left(x^3\sqrt{1000y}\right)\log_2 \left(\dfrac{4\sqrt{x}}{y}\right)^{3}\log_3 \sqrt[3]{x^2\sqrt{x}}
  2. Write each expression as a single logarithm with coefficient 1.
    2 - 3\log_3 m\dfrac{1}{4}\left(3\ln p - \ln q\right) + \ln r3\left(\log_2 u - 2\log_2 v\right) - \log_2 w\dfrac{1}{2}\ln x + \dfrac{1}{3}\ln x
  3. Factor and expand a logarithm of a rational expression and find where it holds.
  4. Test the laws of logs at negative inputs for x and y.
  5. Show each expression has the same value for every positive x and find that value.
  6. Find the error in each of Layla's three lines.

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