Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 475: 31

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\log x-\frac{1}{3}\log y $

Work Step by Step

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