SOLUTION: {{{ 4log( c, C^8 ) }}} In this problem, do I move the 4 to exponent status and end up with: {{{ 8^4}}} or use the Log rule first to leave me with: 4*8

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Question 243071: +4log%28+c%2C+C%5E8+%29+
In this problem, do I move the 4 to exponent status and end up with:
+8%5E4
or use the Log rule first to leave me with:
4*8
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is 32. It seems you did it correctly the second way you solved it.

The first way should have been 4log%28c%2Cc%5E8%29=log%28c%2Cc%5E32%29=32. Where you wrote 8%5E4, it should have been 8%2A4.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired