SOLUTION: log(2x^2)=2log(2x). Is this true or false?

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Question 33364: log(2x^2)=2log(2x). Is this true or false?
Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is false.
log(2x^2) = log 2 + log x^2 = log 2 + 2log x;
2log(2x) = 2(log 2 + log x) = 2log 2 + 2log x;
They are not the same.