16:31 62 Use laws of logarithms to expand each of the expressions below. (a) \( \log _{2} 8 x \) (b) \( \quad \log _{3}(x \sqrt{y}) \) (c) \( \log \sqrt{a^{5}} \) (d) \( \quad \log _{a}\left(\frac{c^{2}}{9 t^{3}}\right) \) (e) \( \quad \log \left(\frac{3 x^{2}}{(x+1)^{10}}\right) \) (f) \( \ln \sqrt[4]{a^{2}+b^{2}} \) (g) \( \log _{3}\left(\frac{2 x}{y}\right) \) Question 4 Simplify each expression and eliminate any negative exponent. (a) \( \frac{x^{-1}+y^{-1}}{(x y)^{-1}} \) (b) \( \left(\frac{3 x^{5} y^{2}}{6 x^{5} y^{-2}}\right)^{-4} \) (c) \( \frac{\left(x y^{-1} z\right)^{-2}}{\left(\frac{x z^{-2}}{2 y^{2}}\right)^{-3}} \) (d) \( \left(\frac{b^{2} a}{c}\right)^{4}\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)^{3} \) (e) \( \left(\frac{2 x^{3} y^{2}}{z^{3}}\right)^{2}\left(\frac{x^{4} x^{2}}{4 y^{5}}\right) \) (f) \( \left(\frac{x^{4} z^{2}}{4 y^{5}}\right)\left(\frac{2 x^{3} y^{2}}{z^{3}}\right)^{2} \) Question 5 Evaluate the following expressions. (a) \( \log \sqrt{10} \) (b) \( \log _{9} \sqrt{3} \) (c) \( \ln \left(\frac{1}{e}\right) \) (d) \( \log _{4} 8 \) (e) \( 5^{\log _{5} 25} \) (f) \( \log _{4} 16^{10} \) Question 6 Use the definition of logarithms to find the value of \( x \) in (a) \( \log _{x} 1000=3 \) (b) \( \log _{x} 6=\frac{1}{2} \) (c) \( \ln \left(\frac{1}{e}\right)=x \) (d) \( \ln \left(\frac{1}{e^{2}}\right)=x \) (e) \( \log _{4} 4=x \) (f) \( \log _{10}(1-x)=-1 \) (g) \( \log _{10} x=-1 \) (h) \( \log _{x} 8=\frac{3}{2} \) Question 7 Express the following in logarithm form: (a) \( 5^{3}=125 \) (b) \( 8^{\frac{-1}{3}}=\frac{1}{2} \) (c) \( \quad 1331=(121)^{\frac{3}{2}} \) 2 Question 8 Express the following equation in exponential form: (a) \( \quad \log _{3} 5=x \) (b) \( \quad \log _{7}(3 y)=2 \) Question 9 If \( \log _{10} 2=a \), prove that: (a) \( \quad \log _{8} 5=\frac{1-a}{3 a} \) (b) \( \log _{16} 50=\frac{2-a}{4 a} \)
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(a) \( \log_{2} 8x \) 1. Apply the product rule: \( \log_{b}(mn) = \log_{b}m + \log_{b}n \). 2. \( \log_{2} 8x = \log_{2} 8 + \log_{2} x \). 3. Simplify \( \log_{2} 8 = 3 \) (since \( 2^3 = 8 \)). 4. Final expression: \( 3 + \log_{2} x \). (b) \( \log_{3}(x Show more…
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