Evaluating logarithms (basic)

The  exercise appears under the Algebra II Math Mission. This exercise practices evaluating logarithms in which the answer will be a natural number.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Find the value of the logarithm: This problem provides a logarithmic expression. The student is asked to evaluate the logarithm and provide the correct answer in the space provided.Evalog1.png

Strategies
Knowledge of powers of various numbers would be a great advantage on this problem, especially regarding speed badges.
 * 1) The logarithm base b of a number is the value one should raise the base to in order to get that number.
 * 2) Effectively, logarithm answers can be viewed as the "appropriate exponent."

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Logarithms are used to make large numbers more understandable.
 * 2) Examples of logarithmic scales include the Richter scale for earthquake intensity, pH scale for acidity and decibel scale for intensity of sound.