A Level Mathematics Syllabus Statement

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Solve equations of the form a^x = b

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Logarithms Self-marking exercises on evaluating logarithms and using them to solve equations.

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"Work out the exact value of \(n\)." ... more

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Logarithms Older teachers will remember their school days, before calculators were widely available, using logarithms to perform difficult multiplication and division calculations. Nowadays logarithms, or logs as they are more commonly known, are studied as part of an A Level and International Baccalaureate course and are seen as being useful for solving certain exponential equations. Basically a logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation.The person who is most commonly credited with the invention of logarithms is the British mathematician John Napier

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A Level Mathematics Syllabus Statement

Exponentials and logarithms