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: 118

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

The left side can be written: $\log_b(xy)^5=5\log_b(xy)=5(\log_b x+\log_b y)$ Thus, $\log_{b}(xy)^5\ne(\log_{b}x+\log_{b}y)^5.$. Therefore, the statement is false. A correct statement is: $\log_b(xy)^5=5\log_b(xy)=5(\log_b x+\log_b y)$
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