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Multiple Choice
Determine if the given log statement is true or false.
A
True
B
False
C
Cannot be determined
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Start by expressing the left side of the equation: \(\log_3\left(\frac{324}{4\sqrt{3}}\right)\). Recognize that this is the logarithm of a quotient, so you can use the property \(\log_b\left(\frac{M}{N}\right) = \log_b M - \log_b N\) to rewrite it as \(\log_3 324 - \log_3 \left(4\sqrt{3}\right)\).
Next, simplify the term \(\log_3 \left(4\sqrt{3}\right)\). Since \(4\sqrt{3} = 4 \times 3^{1/2}\), use the product property of logarithms: \(\log_b (MN) = \log_b M + \log_b N\), to write \(\log_3 4 + \log_3 3^{1/2}\).
Apply the power rule of logarithms to \(\log_3 3^{1/2}\), which becomes \(\frac{1}{2} \log_3 3\). Since \(\log_3 3 = 1\), this simplifies to \(\frac{1}{2}\).
Now, rewrite the left side as \(\log_3 324 - \left(\log_3 4 + \frac{1}{2}\right)\), which simplifies to \(\log_3 324 - \log_3 4 - \frac{1}{2}\).
On the right side, combine like terms: \(4 \log_3 3 + \log_3 3 - \frac{1}{2} \log_3 4\). Since \(\log_3 3 = 1\), this becomes \(4 + 1 - \frac{1}{2} \log_3 4 = 5 - \frac{1}{2} \log_3 4\). Compare this expression with the simplified left side to determine if the original statement is true or false.