Identify Property: Identify the property used to expand log(10). The power property of logarithms can be used to rewrite the square root in exponential form. Power property: logb(m1/n)=(n1)⋅logb(m)
Express as Exponent: Express the square root of 10 as an exponent.The square root of a number is the same as raising that number to the 1/2 power.10=101/2
Apply Power Property: Apply the power property to log(10). Using the power property from Step 1, we can write log(10) as: log(101/2)=(21)⋅log(10)
Simplify Expression: Simplify the expression.Since log(10) is the common logarithm of 10, it is equal to 1.(1/2)×log(10)=(1/2)×1=1/2