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Evaluate b. ( 4- 25)/(1+2 1)5

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2\text{2}

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To evaluate the expression, we will use the properties of logarithms. We assume the base of the logarithm is 10, as is common when no base is specified and '1' appears in the expression.

  1. Simplify the numerator log⁡4−log⁡25\log 4 - \log 25.

    Using the logarithm property log⁡a−log⁡b=log⁡ab\log a - \log b = \log \frac{a}{b}:

    log⁡4−log⁡25=log⁡425\log 4 - \log 25 = \log \frac{4}{25}

    We can also write 425\frac{4}{25} as (25)2\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^2.
    So, the numerator is log⁡(25)2\log \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^2.

  2. Simplify the denominator 1+2log⁡151 + 2 \log \frac{1}{5}.

    First, use the property log⁡1x=−log⁡x\log \frac{1}{x} = -\log x:

    log⁡15=−log⁡5\log \frac{1}{5} = -\log 5

    Substitute this into the denominator:

    1+2(−log⁡5)=1−2log⁡51 + 2(-\log 5) = 1 - 2 \log 5

    Now, express '1' as a logarithm with base 10: 1=log⁡101 = \log 10.

    log⁡10−2log⁡5\log 10 - 2 \log 5

    Using the property blog⁡a=log⁡abb \log a = \log a^b:

    log⁡10−log⁡(52)=log⁡10−log⁡25\log 10 - \log (5^2) = \log 10 - \log 25

    Using the property log⁡a−log⁡b=log⁡ab\log a - \log b = \log \frac{a}{b}:

    log⁡10−log⁡25=log⁡1025\log 10 - \log 25 = \log \frac{10}{25}

    Simplify the fraction:

    log⁡1025=log⁡25\log \frac{10}{25} = \log \frac{2}{5}

    So, the denominator simplifies to log⁡25\log \frac{2}{5}.

  3. Substitute the simplified numerator and denominator back into the original expression.

    The expression becomes:

    log⁡(25)2log⁡25\frac{\log \left(\frac{2}{5}\right)^2}{\log \frac{2}{5}}

    Using the property log⁡ab=blog⁡a\log a^b = b \log a for the numerator:

    2log⁡25log⁡25\frac{2 \log \frac{2}{5}}{\log \frac{2}{5}}
  4. Cancel out the common term.

    Since log⁡25\log \frac{2}{5} is a common term in both the numerator and the denominator, and 25≠1\frac{2}{5} \neq 1, log⁡25≠0\log \frac{2}{5} \neq 0. We can cancel it out.

    2log⁡25log⁡25=2\frac{2 \cancel{\log \frac{2}{5}}}{\cancel{\log \frac{2}{5}}} = 2

    The final answer is 2\text{2}.

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