Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 475: 33

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\log_{b}x+3\log_{b}y-3\log_{b}z $

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \log_{b}\frac{\sqrt{x}y^{3}}{z^{3}}=\log_{b}\frac{x^{1/2}y^{3}}{z^{3}}$ $\quad $..apply the Quotient Rule: $\displaystyle \quad \log_{b}(\frac{M}{N})=\log_{b}\mathrm{M}-\log_{b}\mathrm{N}$ $=\log_{b}x^{1/2}+\log_{b}y^{3}-\log_{b}z^{3}$ $\quad $...apply the Power Rule: $\quad \log_{b}(M^{p})=p\cdot\log_{b}\mathrm{M}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\log_{b}x+3\log_{b}y-3\log_{b}z $
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