Reading Questions over 4.1                       Name_________________________________ 

1. The title question (in blue and bold) on page 152 asks What is a Logarithm?
The answer is given on p. 153 (again in blue and bold). In a word, what are logarithms?



2. The box on p. 153 gives the two inverse properties of logarithms. Recopy them below.







3. Compare the two large boxes on page 154 and page 155, each with four bullets.
In the box below, make four statements which hold for y = log_bx, for b > 0, b not equal to 1.