Precalculus Examples

$\log_{8} (\frac{1}{16})$

Step 1

Rewrite $\log_{8} (\frac{1}{16})$ as $\log_{8} (1) - \log_{8} (16)$ .

$\log_{8} (1) - \log_{8} (16)$

Step 2

Logarithm base $8$ of $1$ is $0$ .

$0 - \log_{8} (16)$

Step 3

Logarithm base $8$ of $16$ is $\frac{4}{3}$ .

$0 - \frac{4}{3}$

Step 4

Subtract $\frac{4}{3}$ from $0$ .

$- \frac{4}{3}$