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Use the Laws of Logarithm to expand the expression:

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Use the Laws of Logarithm to expand the expression:

asked Dec 22, 2017 in PRECALCULUS by anonymous

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i)

log_2 (xy)^10   =   10 [ log_2 (xy) ]

                         =   10 [ log_2 (xy) ]                                 [ Since  loga(m)n  =  nloga(m) ]

                         =   10 [ log_2 (x) + log_2 (y)]                 [ Since loga(mn)  =  loga(m) + loga(n) ]

log_2 (xy)^10   =   10 [ log_2 (x) ]+ 10 [log_2 (y)]

 

ii)

ln [(3x^2)/(x + 1)^5 ]   =   ln (3x^2) - ln(x + 1)^5             [ Since loga(m/n)  =  loga(m) - loga(n) ]

                                   =   ln (3) + ln(x^2) - 5 ln(x + 1)    [ Since loga(mn)  =  loga(m) + loga(n) ]

ln [(3x^2)/(x + 1)^5 ]   =   ln (3) + 2 ln(x) - 5 ln(x + 1)

 

iii)

log [(x-1)/(x+1)]^(1/2)   =  1/2{ log [(x-1)/(x+1)] }            [ Since  loga(m)n  =  nloga(m) ]

                                     =  1/2 [ log (x-1) - log (x+1) ]     [ Since loga(m/n)  =  loga(m) - loga(n) ]

log [(x-1)/(x+1)]^(1/2)   =  1/2 log (x-1) - 1/2 log (x+1) 

answered Dec 22, 2017 by homeworkhelp Mentor

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