properties of logarithms
If M, N, p, and b are positive numbers and b≠1, then the following properties apply:
logb(1)=0
logb(b)=1
logb(bx)=x
blogb(x)=x, where x>0
logb(M⋅N)=logb(M)+logb(N)
logb(MN)=logb(M)−logb(N)
logb(Mp)=p⋅logb(M)
If logb(x)=logb(y), then logb(x)=logb(y)