Precalculus Examples

$\log_{5} (250) - \log_{5} (2)$

Step 1

Use the quotient property of logarithms, $\log_{b} (x) - \log_{b} (y) = \log_{b} (\frac{x}{y})$ .

$\log_{5} (\frac{250}{2})$

Step 2

Logarithm base $5$ of $\frac{250}{2}$ is $3$ .

$3$