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Multiple Choice
Rewrite the difference as a single logarithm. Further simplify if possible.
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Recall the logarithm property that states: \(\log_{b} A - \log_{b} B = \log_{b} \left( \frac{A}{B} \right)\). This means we can rewrite the difference of two logarithms as the logarithm of a quotient.
Apply this property to the given expression: \(\log_{10}(8x^2) - \log_{10}(2x) = \log_{10} \left( \frac{8x^2}{2x} \right)\).
Simplify the fraction inside the logarithm by dividing the coefficients and the variables separately: \(\frac{8}{2} = 4\) and \(\frac{x^2}{x} = x^{2-1} = x\).
Rewrite the expression inside the logarithm after simplification: \(\log_{10}(4x)\).
Since \$4x$ is already simplified and there are no further logarithm properties to apply, the expression \(\log_{10}(4x)\) is the single logarithm form of the original difference.