In Try This 2 you used the laws of logarithms to simplify logarithms of numbers. Could the laws of logarithms be applied to logarithmic expressions with variables?

Try This 3

1.  
   1. Use the laws of logarithms to expand the expression , and write it in terms of individual logarithms.
   2. Explain the process used and the laws of logarithms you used.
2.  
   1. Write the expression  as a single logarithm.
   2. Explain the process used and the laws of logarithms you used.
   3. State any restriction on the variable.
3. How are the processes used in questions 1 and 2 similar or different?

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