340 -- How To Appreciate Logs Without
            Feeling Out On a Limb

A LOG IS AN EXPONENT. A LOG IS AN EXPONENT.

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	The log of a sum can't be simplified unless the numbers are the same.
	The log of a difference can't be simplified unless the numbers are the same.
	When you multiply numbers, you add the logs.
	When you divide numbers, you subtract the logs.
	When you raise to a power, you multiply the logs.
	When you take a root, you divide the logs.

Vocabulary:

base

e

exponent

exponential function

log

logarithm

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