Precalculus Examples

$1 + \log_{a} (\frac{1}{b})$

Step 1

Rewrite $\log_{a} (\frac{1}{b})$ as $\log_{a} (1) - \log_{a} (b)$ .

$1 + \log_{a} (1) - \log_{a} (b)$

Step 2

Logarithm base $a$ of $1$ is $0$ .

$1 + 0 - \log_{a} (b)$

Step 3

Subtract $\log_{a} (b)$ from $0$ .

$1 - \log_{a} (b)$