SOLUTION: Did i do this right? I have to expand it from a condensed form question: log base 2(8)(sqrt y) my answer: log base 2 (8) + log base 2 (sqrt y)

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Question 593378: Did i do this right? I have to expand it from a condensed form
question: log base 2(8)(sqrt y)
my answer: log base 2 (8) + log base 2 (sqrt y)
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Almost there. Recall that can be represented as , and that , so:



John

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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20086)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What you did was the correct FIRST STEP 
but you haven't finished:


 
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Write 8 as 2³ and  as 


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Now use this rule of logs on both terms:  =   

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On the first term use the rule:  

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3 + log2(y)

Edwin
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