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Condense the expression into a single logarithm.
5 log(b)q - log(b)r

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Final answer:

The expression 5 log(b)q - log(b)r can be condensed into a single logarithm using properties of logarithms: log(b)(q^5/r), which is the result of applying exponentiation to the first term and the logarithmic property of division.

Step-by-step explanation:

To condense the expression 5 log(b)q - log(b)r into a single logarithm, we can apply two properties of logarithms. The first property is that the logarithm of a number raised to an exponent is the product of the exponent and the logarithm of the number. The second property is the logarithm of a division, expressed as the difference between the logarithms of the numerator and the denominator.

Applying these properties, we can rewrite the expression as:

log(b)q^5 - log(b)r

According to the property of logarithms regarding division, this can be further condensed into:

log(b)(q^5/r)

So the condensed form of the given expression is logb(q^5/r).

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