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Need help for math. Write each expression as a sum or difference or multiples of logarithms assume they’re all positive

Need help for math. Write each expression as a sum or difference or multiples of logarithms-example-1

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We want to rewrite the following logarithm


\log_b√(6x)

To rewrite this logarithm, first let's rewrite the argument of the logarithm. Using the following property


√(a)=a^{(1)/(2)}

We can rewrite our expression as


\operatorname{\log}_b√(6x)=\operatorname{\log}_b6x^{(1)/(2)}

Using the following property


\log_nx^m=m\log_nx

We can rewrite our expression as


\operatorname{\log}_b6x^{(1)/(2)}=(1)/(2)\operatorname{\log}_b6x

and finally, using the logarithm property of a product


\log_n(x\cdot y)=\log_nx+\log_ny

We can rewrite our expression as


\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)\operatorname{\log}_b6x=(1)/(2)\operatorname{\log}_b(6\cdot x) \\ =(1)/(2)(\log_b6+\log_bx) \end{gathered}

and this is the final form of our expression.


\operatorname{\log}_b√(6x)=(1)/(2)(\log_b6+\log_bx)