Precalculus Examples

$\log_{12} (4) + \log_{12} (36)$

Step 1

Use the product property of logarithms, $\log_{b} (x) + \log_{b} (y) = \log_{b} (x y)$ .

$\log_{12} (4 \cdot 36)$

Step 2

Multiply $4$ by $36$ .

$\log_{12} (144)$

Step 3

Logarithm base $12$ of $144$ is $2$ .

$2$