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Multiple Choice
Use the power property to rewrite the log expression.
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Start with the given expression: \(\log_6 \frac{1}{\sqrt{m}}\).
Recall that the logarithm of a quotient can be written as the difference of logarithms: \(\log_b \frac{x}{y} = \log_b x - \log_b y\). Apply this to get \(\log_6 1 - \log_6 \sqrt{m}\).
Since \(\log_6 1 = 0\) (because any log of 1 is zero), simplify the expression to \(- \log_6 \sqrt{m}\).
Use the power property of logarithms: \(\log_b (x^r) = r \log_b x\). Recognize that \(\sqrt{m} = m^{\frac{1}{2}}\), so rewrite \(\log_6 \sqrt{m}\) as \(\log_6 m^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{1}{2} \log_6 m\).
Substitute back to get the final expression as \(- \frac{1}{2} \log_6 m\).