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OpenStudy (anonymous):

????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\log_{5}16 + \log_{5}4 - 5\log_{5}2 - \log_{5}2 \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplify

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would you approach this @Yttrium

OpenStudy (yttrium):

Do you remember the identity \[\log_{a}b = \frac{ logb }{ loga } \] Just apply this first. And let's see where will we arrive.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \log_{16} }{ \log_{5} } + \frac{ \log_{4} }{ \log_{5} } - \log_{5}2^{5} - \frac{ \log_{2} }{ \log_{5} }\] \[\frac{ \log_{16} }{ \log_{5} } + \frac{ \log_{4} }{ \log_{5} } - \frac{ \log_{32} }{ \log_{5} } - \frac{ \log_{2} }{ \log_{5} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think i know what happens next. let me see

OpenStudy (yttrium):

Sure. :))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

any guidance @Yttrium i'm not sure what to do next, what i had in mind is not gonna work

OpenStudy (yttrium):

Did you see that all of them in the numerator can be simplified as log of 2? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, kidding. how is it that one miss small things like that? lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ 2\left( \log_{8} +\log_{2} + \log_{16} - \log_{1} \right) }{ \log_{5} } \] something like this perhaps?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

\[\boxed{\log_b x+\log_by=\log_bxy}\]\[\boxed{\log_b x-\log_by=\log_b\dfrac xy}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \log_{^{16\times4}} - \log_{\frac{ 32 }{ 2 }} }{ \log_{5} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \log_{64} - \log_{16} }{ \log_{5} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \log_{\frac{ 64 }{ 16}} }{ \log_{5} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ \log_{4} }{ \log_{5} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this in its simplest form ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this even correct? i have a feeling im way off

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