I think you just didn't remember that the square root is the same as thepower. We observe that 32 = 2*16 = 2*2*8 = 2*2*2*4 = 2*2*2*2*2 = 25 We observe that 27 = 3*9 = 3*3*3 = 33 We observe that the square root is the power: Now we use a rule of logarithms that allows us to move the exponent in front as a coefficient of the log: Now we can write the log of a quotient as the difference of the logs, being careful to place the difference of logs in parentheses so that the is multiplied by both terms: Now on each of those terms inside the parentheses, we again use the rule of logarithms that allows us to move the 5 and 2 exponents in front as a coefficient of the logs: Finally we substuitute A for and C for Yoou can leave it like that or write it over 2 like this: or as or as Edwin