SOLUTION: Express as a equivalent logarithm: log (x-3)-8 log y +log 1

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Question 1040436: Express as a equivalent logarithm: log (x-3)-8 log y +log 1
Answer by ikleyn(52916) About Me  (Show Source):
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Express as a equivalent logarithm: log (x-3)-8 log y +log 1.
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You need to know that  a) log(1) = 0;   b) log(a) - log(b) = log(a%2Fb)   and  c)  n*log(a) = log(a%5En).


Now let us apply it. You will get

log (x-3) - 8*log(y) + log(1) = log (x-3) - log(y%5E8) + 0 = log (%28%28x-3%29%2Fy%5E8%29).

That's all.

For properties of logarithms see the lessons
    - WHAT IS the logarithm
    - Properties of the logarithm
in this site.