document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549744>Question 549744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> expand the logarithm: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "log (base A) x^2y^3z^4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358006 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358006\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your starting expression is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(a,x^2*y^3*z^4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is the base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2*y^3*z^4 is the expression you want to get the log of.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since log(b*c) = log(b) + log(c), you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(a,x^2) + log(a,y^3) + log(a,z^4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since log(b^c) = c*log(b), you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2log(a,x) + 3log(a,y) + 4log(a,z)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i believe that's as far as you can go with expanding this.\r<BR>\n" );
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