SOLUTION: Which expressions are equivalent to the one below? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY log^5 125 + log^5 123 a) log^5 15625 b)log 15625 c) 6 d) log^5(5^6) any? too hard?

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Question 603286: Which expressions are equivalent to the one below? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
log^5 125 + log^5 123
a) log^5 15625 b)log 15625 c) 6 d) log^5(5^6)
any? too hard?

Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I believe you have a typo in your problem:
Instead of:
log^5 125 + log^5 123
I think you meant:
log^5 125 + log^5 125
.
which is equivalent to:
log^5 (125*125)
log^5 (15625) (answer a)
.
AND, since:
5^6 = 15625
we can also write:
log^5 (5^6) (answer d)