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Use the rule $\\log_a(n^b) = b\\log_a(n)$ to rearrange some expressions.
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\ni)
\n$\\var{z1[0]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})=\\log_a($ [[0]]$)$
\nii)
\n$\\var{z1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[1]})=\\log_a($ [[1]]$)$
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\ni)
\n$\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[5]})=$ [[0]] $\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})$
\nii)
\n$\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[6]})=$ [[1]] $\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})$
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\n$\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})=$ [[0]]$\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})$
\nii)
\n$\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]})=$ [[1]]$\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})$
\niii)
\n$\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]})-\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]})=$ [[2]]$\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})$
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\n\\[\\log_a(x^y)=y\\log_a(x)\\text{.}\\]
\nThis can also be useful for removing integers from the front of logarithms.
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\nWe need to use the rule
\n\\[k\\log_a(x)=\\log_a(x^k)\\text{.}\\]
\nSubsituting in our values for $x$ and $k$ gives
\n\\[\\var{x1[3]}\\log_a(\\var{z1[0]})=\\log_a(\\var{z1[0]^x1[3]})\\text{.}\\]
\nii)
\nWe need to use the rule
\n\\[k\\log_a(x)=\\log_a(x^k)\\text{.}\\]
\nSubsituting in our values for $x$ and $k$ gives
\n\\[\\var{x1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{z1[1]})=\\log_a(\\var{z1[1]^x1[1]})\\text{.}\\]
\ni)
\nThe rule for indices in logarithms also works the other way around,
\n\\[\\log_a(x^k)=k\\log_a(x)\\text{.}\\]
\nWe can use this to rearrange our expression by substituting in values for $x$ and $k$.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[5]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})\\\\
\\var{x1[3]^z1[5]}&=\\var{x1[3]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[3]^z1[5]}&=\\var{x1[3]}^\\var{z1[5]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[5]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[5]})&=\\var{z1[5]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})
\\end{align}\\]
ii)
\nAs with i) we can use the rule
\n\\[\\log_a(x^k)=k\\log_a(x)\\text{.}\\]
\nWe can use this to rearrange our expression by substituting in values for $x$ and $k$.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[6]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[6]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[6]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^\\var{z1[6]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[6]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[6]})&=\\var{z1[6]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})
\\end{align}\\]
i)
\nFrom the structure of this question we can tell that the answer can be written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})$, meaning all of the values in the expression
\n\\[\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})\\]
\ncan be written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})$.
\nIf we look at each log individually we can make sure they all take this form.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})\\\\
\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]}&=\\var{x1[3]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]}&=\\var{x1[3]}^\\var{z1[2]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[2]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]})&=\\var{z1[2]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})
\\end{align}\\]
We can now write our expression as
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]^z1[2]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})&=\\var{z1[2]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})\\\\
&=\\var{z1[2]+1}\\log_a(\\var{x1[3]})\\text{.}
\\end{align}\\]
ii)
\nFrom this question we know our answer is written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})$, meaning all of the values in the expression
\n\\[\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]})\\]
\ncan be written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})$.
\nIf we look at each log individually we can make sure they all take this form.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})\\\\
\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]}&=\\var{x1[4]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]}&=\\var{x1[4]}^\\var{z1[1]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[1]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]})&=\\var{z1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})
\\end{align}\\]
\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})\\\\
\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]}&=\\var{x1[4]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]}&=\\var{x1[4]}^\\var{z1[0]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[0]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]})&=\\var{z1[0]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})
\\end{align}\\]
We can now write our expression as
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]^z1[0]})&=\\var{z1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})+\\var{z1[0]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})\\\\
&=\\var{z1[1]+z1[0]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[4]})\\text{.}
\\end{align}\\]
iii)
\nFrom this question we know our answer is written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})$, meaning all of the values in the expression
\n\\[\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]})-\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]})\\]
\ncan be written in the form $k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})$.
\nIf we look at each log individually we can make sure they all take this form.
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^\\var{z1[1]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[1]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]})&=\\var{z1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})
\\end{align}\\]
\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^\\var{z1[2]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[2]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]})&=\\var{z1[2]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})
\\end{align}\\]
\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]})&=k\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^k\\\\
\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]}&=\\var{x1[5]}^\\var{z1[4]}\\\\
k&=\\var{z1[4]}\\\\
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]})&=\\var{z1[4]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})
\\end{align}\\]
We can now write our expression as
\n\\[\\begin{align}
\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[1]})+\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[2]})-\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]^z1[4]})&=\\var{z1[1]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})+\\var{z1[0]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})-\\var{z1[4]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\\\
&=\\var{z1[1]+z1[2]-z1[4]}\\log_a(\\var{x1[5]})\\text{.}
\\end{align}\\]