Evaluating logarithms (advanced)

The  exercise appears under the Algebra II Math Mission. This exercise continues practice with finding the values of logs.

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


 * 1) Find the value of the logarithm: This problem has a logarithmic expression. The student is asked to find the value of the logarithmic expression which will often include a negative number and/or a fraction on this exercise.Evallog2-1.png

Strategies
Knowledge of exponential powers of some numbers is encouraged to ensure success on this exercise.
 * 1) Knowing powers can increase efficiency on this exercise.
 * 2) Many of the answers will involve negative values (for reciprocals) and fractions (for roots).

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Practice with logarithms increase ability with exponents.
 * 2) Logarithms are useful in many scales, such as Richter, Decibel and pH.