document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=341715>Question 341715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2(log_5 x + log_5 y)-2log_5(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Help, I've been working for an hour on this and can't seem to get the answer for condensing this problem. Please. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #244648 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=244648\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28log%285%2C%28x%29%29%2Blog%285%2C%28y%29%29%29-2%2Alog%285%2C%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28log%285%2C%28x%29%29%2Blog%285%2C%28y%29%29%29-2%2Alog%285%2C%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29log%285%2C%28xy%29%29-2%2Alog%285%2C%28x%2B1%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29log%285%2C%28xy%29%29-2%2Alog%285%2C%28x%2B1%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the first two logs using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28A%29%29%2Blog%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2AB%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28A%29%29%2Blog%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2AB%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%2C%28%28xy%29%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22%29%29-log%285%2C%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%2C%28%28xy%29%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22%29%29-log%285%2C%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Use the identity  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%29%29=log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2Alog%28b%2C%28x%29%29=log%28b%2C%28x%5Ey%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to place the coefficients as the exponents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%2C%28sqrt%28xy%29%29%29-log%285%2C%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%2C%28sqrt%28xy%29%29%29-log%285%2C%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Rewrite <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28xy%29%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28xy%29%5E%281%2F2%29%5E%22%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28xy%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28xy%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%285%2C%28%28sqrt%28xy%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%285%2C%28%28sqrt%28xy%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine the logs using the identity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"log%28b%2C%28A%29%29-log%28b%2C%28B%29%29=log%28b%2C%28A%2FB%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28log%285%2C%28x%29%29%2Blog%285%2C%28y%29%29%29-2%2Alog%285%2C%28x%2B1%29%29=log%285%2C%28%28sqrt%28xy%29%29%2F%28%28x%2B1%29%5E2%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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