지수: \(a^m\cdot a^n=a^{m+n}\), \(\;(a^m)^n=a^{mn}\), \(\;a^{-n}=\dfrac{1}{a^n}\), \(\;a^{1/n}=\sqrt[n]{a}\)
로그: \(\log_a MN = \log_a M+\log_a N\), \;\(\log_a\dfrac{M}{N}=\log_a M-\log_a N\)
\(\log_a M^n = n\log_a M\), \;\(\log_a b = \dfrac{\log b}{\log a}\) (밑변환)
- \(\log_a a = 1\), \(\log_a 1 = 0\)
- \(a^{\log_a N} = N\) — 역함수 관계 핵심
- 상용로그: \(\log_{10} 2 \approx 0.3010\), \(\;\log_{10} 3 \approx 0.4771\)
예제
\(\log_2 6 + \log_2 \dfrac{4}{3}\) 을 계산하여라.
풀이: \(\log_2\!\left(6\times\dfrac{4}{3}\right)=\log_2 8 = 3\)