Precalculus Examples

$\log_{8} (256) - \log_{8} (4)$

Step 1

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

$\log_{8} (\frac{256}{4})$

Step 2

Logarithm base $8$ of $\frac{256}{4}$ is $2$ .

$2$