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Expand a logarithmic expression

Expand a logarithmic expression-example-1
User Chiwda
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we have logarthmic division function .


log((√(z^5))/(x^3y) )

we know that
log(a/b)=log a-log b

so the given function will be
log(√(z^5) )-log(x^3y)=(5)/(2) logz-(3logx+logy)

we know that if a exponent in log is bought down it will be multiplied with log

so we got square root of z^5 and x^3 as 5/2 and 3 .

User Vstoyanov
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The logarithmic expression is


log (√(z^5)/(x^3y))

To expand the expression we have to use some properties of logarithm.

We know that
log(m/n) = log (m) - log(n)

By using this property we can write,


log(√(z^5)) - log(x^3y)

Square root means to the power 1/2, so for
√(z^5), we can write
z^(5/2).


log(z^(5/2)) - log(x^3y)

Now we have to use another property of logarithm.

We know that,
log(mn) = log(m) + log(n)

So we will use this property to
log(x^3y)


log(z^(5/2)) - log(x^3y)


log(z^(5/2)) - (log(x^3) + log(y))


log(z^(5/2)) - log(x^3) - log(y)

Now we have to use another property of logarithm.

We know that,
log(a^m) = m log(a)

By using this property we can write,


(5/2)log(z) - 3log(x) - log(y)

This is the required aswer here.

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