Q. Write the expression below as a single logarithm in simplest form.4logb2+logb5Answer: logb(□)
Identify Properties: Identify the properties used to combine the logarithms.The expression contains two logarithms that are being added together. To combine them into a single logarithm, we can use the product property of logarithms.Product Property: logb(M)+logb(N)=logb(M×N)However, before we can apply the product property directly, we need to address the coefficient 4 in front of the first logarithm. This can be done using the power property of logarithms.Power Property: k×logb(M)=logb(Mk)
Apply Power Property: Apply the power property to the term with the coefficient.We have 4logb2, which can be rewritten using the power property as logb(24).Calculation: 24=16So, 4logb2 becomes logb16.
Combine Logarithms: Combine the two logarithms using the product property.Now we have logb16+logb5, which can be combined into a single logarithm using the product property.Calculation: logb(16×5)Since 16×5=80, we get logb80.
More problems from Quotient property of logarithms