Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.5 Properties of Logarithms - 5.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 306: 113

Answer

$\log_2{(1+1)} \ne \log_2{1} + \log_2{1}$ Refer to the step-by-step part for the computations.

Work Step by Step

If $x=1$ and $y=1$, then $\log_2 {(x+y)}=\log_2{(1+1)}=\log_2{2}=1$ $\log_2{x}+\log_2{y}=\log_2{1}+\log_2{1}=0+0=0$ Thus, in general, $\log_2(x+y)\ne \log_2{x}+\log_2{y}$.
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