Logarithms
Introduction
Logarithms are used in computer programming to simplify mathematical calculations. They are used in computer modeling, computer imaging, and cryptology, among other uses.
Review
Here are some exercises to help you practice with logarithms. We will use the following notation for these examples: Log base 5 of 25 = 2 will be written as log5 (25).
Question 1:
log2 (4)
Question 2:
log10 (100)
Question 3:
4 log2 (2)
Question 4:
log4(64) + 2
Question 5:
log5(1)