THE LAWS OF LOGARITHMS.

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PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
Laws of Exponent
Exponential form
Logarithmic form

INTRODUCTION
Some questions will be asked to test the
previous knowledge of the students
Q. What is the product of x6&x3?
Ans x9
Q
what is the result of x6 x3 ?
Ans x3

INTRODUCTION
Q. How can you write 73 =343 in logarithmic form?
Ans. log7 343=3
Q. How will you express log3 x =4 in the exponential form?
Ans. 34 =x
Q. What is the value of log 10?
Ans. 1
Q what is the value of log(2x3)?
From this question students start thinking and they will be
unable to answer this question. So the class will now be
told that today we will discuss the laws of logarithm and
the topic will be written on the board.

THE AIM:
To teach the Students first two
laws of Logarithms
loga mn = log am + log a n
loga

m
n

= log a m log a n

DEVELOPMENT
CORE CONCEPT
Laws of Logarithms
DLO
At the end of this lesson, the students will
be able to derive the first two laws of
logarithms.

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

Q. What is exponential form of log a m=x?
Ans. ax= m (i)
Q. Similarly how will you write loga n=y in the
exponential form?
Ans. ay=n . (ii)
Q. What is the product of equation i & ii.
Ans. ax. ay =mn

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

Q. What will be its simplified form?
Ans. a x+y =mn
or, we may write
mn=ax+y
Q. How shall we express this in logarithmic
form?
Ans. logamn = x+y

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

Let us call this equation an equation (A).
It will be written on the board as
loga mn=x+y
(A)
Q. What are the values of x and y in the log form?
Ans.

x=loga m
y= loga n

When you put these values in equation (A),it

becomes
loga mn= loga m+ loga n
this is first law of logarithm

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

Now again some questions will be asked from
the students.
Q.
What
x is the exponential form of log am=x?
Ans. a = m(i)
Q. How will you write logan=y in exponential
y
Ans.
a
form? = n(ii)
Q. What is division form of eq i & ii.
Ans. ax/ay =m/n

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

Q.

What will be its simplified form?

Ans. a x-y =m/n

m/n = ax-y

or we may write

Q. How shall we express this in the logarithmic

form?
Ans. Loga m/n = x-y

Let us call this an equation (B) it will be written on

board as loga m/n = x-y
...(B)
Q. what are values of x ad y in the log form?
Ans. x=loga m
y= loga n

TREATMENT AND PROCEDURE

when you put these values in equation (B) its

becomes loga m/n = loga m - loga n
This is a second law of
logarithm.

BOARD SUMMARY
LAWS OF LOGARITHMS

1- logamn = loga m+ logan

2- loga m/n = logam - logan

RECAPITULATION:
Today we have discussed the laws of logarithm
We have discussed , how to derive the two laws
of logarithm.
Now anything they would like to ask or they
would like to revised.
On green signal from the class next step of the
lesson will be taken up.

CONSOLIDATION:
Q: Drive the law of logarithm
loga v.w = loga v+loga w
Q:

Write the following logarithms in the form

of sum or difference of Logarithms
(i)- Log(2.12x3.21)
7X 3
(ii)- Log
4

HOME WORK
Ex.3.5 (page55) Q1,Q2,Q4,Q5
Q13,Q14,Q15
drive the law of logarithm
loga v/w= loga v-loga w

CONCLUSION
Today, We have discussed the first two
Laws of logarithms.
In the next class, we will discuss the other
two laws of logarithms