How do you expand log ((3x(5y))/(3z^2))?

1 Answer
Dec 21, 2015

log(5)+log(x)+log(y)-2log(z)

Explanation:

Use the following logarithm rules.

log(AB) = log(A) + log(B) Product Rule

log(A/B) = logA - log(B) Quotient Rule

log(A^n) = nlog(A) Power Rule

Our problem log((3x(5y))/(3z^2))
We can cancel out 3 from numerator and denominator.
log((x(5y))/(z^2))
Then apply the rules which we saw

log((x(5y)) - log(z^2) Applying the Quotient rule.
log(x)+log(5)+log(y) - log(z^2) Applying the Product rule.
log(x)+log(5)+log(y) - 2log(z) Applying Power Rule.

Re-arranging.
log(5)+log(x)+log(y)-2log(z)