Question 1028712
It will help to review your logarithmic properties (particularly with addition, subtraction) since those come in handy. In particular, *[tex \large \log_a x + \log_a y = \log_a xy] and *[tex \large \log_a x - \log_a y = \log_a \left( \frac{x}{y} \right)]. For example:


*[tex \large \log_a \left( \frac{y^2}{x^2 \sqrt{z}} \right) = \log_a (y^2) - \log_a (x^2 \sqrt{z})]


*[tex \large = 2 \log_a y - (\log_a x^2 + \log_a \sqrt{z})]


*[tex \large = 2 \log_a y - (2 \log_a x + \frac{1}{2} \log_a z)]