Precalculus Examples

$\ln ({(e)}^{- 8})$

Step 1

Expand $\ln ({(e)}^{- 8})$ by moving $- 8$ outside the logarithm.

$- 8 \ln (e)$

Step 2

The natural logarithm of $e$ is $1$ .

$- 8 \cdot 1$

Step 3

Multiply $- 8$ by $1$ .

$- 8$