SOLUTION: Simplify the equation y= 1/4log(base of 2)(8x-56)^16 -12 by applying law of logarithms? How are the original equation and the simplified equation related?

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Question 1006538: Simplify the equation y= 1/4log(base of 2)(8x-56)^16 -12 by applying law of logarithms? How are the original equation and the simplified equation related?
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Simplify the equation y= 1/4log(base of 2)(8x-56)^16 -12 by applying law of logarithms? How are the original equation and the simplified equation related?
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y = (1/4)log2[8(x-7)] - 12
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y = (1/4)[log2(8)+log2(x-7)] - 12
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y = (1/4)[3+log2(x-7)] - 12
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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