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OpenStudy (nesha97):

Please help

OpenStudy (nesha97):

Let logb A=5, logb C=7, logb D=2 What is the value of logb \[\frac{ A ^{5}C ^{2} }{ D ^{6} }\]

OpenStudy (mrnood):

First tel me - Do you know that log (a*b) = log a + log b and also log a^x = x log a

OpenStudy (nesha97):

yes i understand that

OpenStudy (mrnood):

OK No we can alos write your expression as \[A ^{5} \times C ^{2} \times D ^{-6}\] OK?

OpenStudy (mrnood):

(hint) log (a*b*c) = log a + log b + log c

OpenStudy (mrnood):

so using that expression first and THEN log a^x = x log a you should see the answer...

OpenStudy (nesha97):

Wait what do i do with with the exponents

OpenStudy (mrnood):

log a^x = x log a

OpenStudy (mrnood):

\[\log _{b} A ^{^{n}} = n \log _{b} A\]

OpenStudy (mrnood):

(just be careful with the negative exponent)

OpenStudy (nesha97):

so when i add them i add the log of a,b, and c?? or do i add them all up and then fing the log of them??

OpenStudy (mrnood):

it asks you to find the log of the expression so add the log of all the components log (a*b*c) = log a + log b + log c THen use log a^x = x log a to sort out the exponents Then put you numbers in to get the solution :

OpenStudy (mrnood):

You said you understood the two log rules that I put in my first reply. Just apply the two rules one after teh other as I described above

OpenStudy (nesha97):

i got 8.98 i think i did something way wrong

OpenStudy (nesha97):

I went wrong somewhere...I need help

OpenStudy (hafeda):

\[\log _{b} \frac{ A ^{5}C ^{2} }{ D ^{6} } = \log _{b} A ^{5} \times \log _{b} C ^{2} - \log _{b} D ^{6}\] \[5 \log _{b}A + 2 \log _{b} C - 6 \log _{b} D\] \[5 \times 5 + 2 \times7 - 6\times2\] \[25+14-12 = 27\]

OpenStudy (nesha97):

Thank you

OpenStudy (hafeda):

your welcome, glad to help

OpenStudy (mrnood):

@Nesha97 Did you REALLY learn anything other than 'the answer is 27' @hafeda People learn far better by DOING than by having the work done for them

OpenStudy (nesha97):

i actually did learn something. The way i had done it was way wrong and now i see where i went wrong. I thought i was suppose to use those as exponents but now i see that i wasn't, its really just confusing doing it the way u did it

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