Q. Condense the logarithm5logb+3logrAnswer: log(□)
Identify Property: Identify the property used to condense the logarithm.When you have a coefficient in front of a logarithm, you can use the power property to move the coefficient inside the logarithm as an exponent of the argument.Power Property: n⋅logb(P)=logb(Pn)
Apply Power Property: Apply the power property to each term.For the first term, 5logb, we apply the power property to get log(b5).For the second term, 3logr, we apply the power property to get log(r3).
Combine Using Product Property: Combine the two logarithms into one using the product property.Product Property: logbP+logbQ=logb(P×Q)Combine log(b5) and log(r3) using the product property to get log(b5×r3).
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