Precalculus Examples

$\log (5.2) + \log (10^{- 4})$

Step 1

Use the product property of logarithms, $\log_{b} (x) + \log_{b} (y) = \log_{b} (x y)$ .

$\log (5.2 \cdot 10^{- 4})$

Step 2

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Scientific Notation:

$\log (5.2 \cdot 10^{- 4})$

Expanded Form:

$- 3.28399665$