document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212356>Question 212356</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am so confused with this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Express as a sum, difference, and product of logarithims, without using exponents.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log b  &#8730; x^8/y^2z^5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I could not get it to show the way the problem does. It reads log (small b below) square root with 3 above the square root symbol. Inside the square root symbol it has x^8 over y^2z^5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express as a sum, difference, and product of logarithims, without using exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log b &#8730; x^8/y^2z^5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I could not get it to show the way the problem does. It reads log (small b below) square root with 3 above the square root symbol. Inside the square root symbol it has x^8 over y^2z^5. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log(base b) [x^8/y^2*z^5]^(1/3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/3){log(b)[x^8] - log(b)[y^2z^5]}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (1/3)[8log(b)x - [2log(b)y + 5log(b)z]}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= (8/3)log(b)x - (2/3)log(b)y - (5/3)log(b)z<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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