Precalculus Examples

$\log (216) - \log (12)$

Step 1

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

$\log (\frac{216}{12})$

Step 2

Divide $216$ by $12$ .

$\log (18)$

Step 3

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\log (18)$

Decimal Form:

$1.25527250 \dots$