Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 9 - Section 9.4 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 714: 117

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

The right side can be written: $3\log_{b}x+3\log_b y=\log_b x^3+\log_b y^3=\log_b(x^3y^3)$ Thus, $\log_{b}(x^3+y^3)\ne \log_{b}(x^3+y^3)$. Therefore, the statement is false. A correct statement is: $\log_b (x^3y^3)=3\log_{b}x+3\log_b y$
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