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Condense the log equation: 4 log x + log y - 5 log z

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Answer:

The condensed log equation is:
\log{(x^4y)/(z^5)}

Explanation:

We use these following logarithm properties to solve this question:


a\log{x} = \log{x^a}


\log{a} + \log{b} = \log{ab}


\log{a} - \log{b} = \log{(a)/(b)}

In this question:


4\log{x} = \log{x^4}


5\log{5} = \log{z^5}

So


4\log{x} + \log{y} - 5\log{z}

Becomes:


\log{x^4} + \log{y} - \log{z^5}

Now applying the addition and subtraction properties, we have:


\log{(x^4y)/(z^5)}

The condensed log equation is:
\log{(x^4y)/(z^5)}

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