Math  /  Algebra

QuestionÉtant donné a=logb(16)a=\log _{b}(16)
Exprime logb(8b)\log _{b}(8 b) en fonction de a

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STEP 1

What is this asking? We're trying to rewrite logb(8b)\log_b(8b) using aa, where a=logb(16)a = \log_b(16). Watch out! Remember your logarithm rules!
Don't mix up bases, and be careful with how you rewrite the arguments.

STEP 2

1. Rewrite the given equation
2. Rewrite the target expression
3. Express the target in terms of aa

STEP 3

We're given a=logb(16)a = \log_b(16).
Since 16=2416 = 2^4, we can rewrite this as a=logb(24)a = \log_b(2^4).

STEP 4

Using the power rule of logarithms, which states that logb(xy)=ylogb(x)\log_b(x^y) = y \cdot \log_b(x), we can bring the exponent down: a=4logb(2)a = 4 \cdot \log_b(2).

STEP 5

To isolate logb(2)\log_b(2), we can divide both sides by **4**: logb(2)=a4\log_b(2) = \frac{a}{4}.
This will be useful later!

STEP 6

We want to express logb(8b)\log_b(8b) in terms of aa.
We can rewrite 88 as 232^3, and we can use the fact that 8b8b is the same as 8b8 \cdot b.
This gives us logb(23b)\log_b(2^3 \cdot b).

STEP 7

The product rule of logarithms says logb(xy)=logb(x)+logb(y)\log_b(x \cdot y) = \log_b(x) + \log_b(y).
Applying this to our expression gives us logb(23)+logb(b)\log_b(2^3) + \log_b(b).

STEP 8

We know that logb(b)=1\log_b(b) = 1 for any base bb.
Also, using the power rule again (like we did earlier), we get 3logb(2)+13 \cdot \log_b(2) + 1.

STEP 9

Remember how we found that logb(2)=a4\log_b(2) = \frac{a}{4}?
Let's substitute that into our expression: 3a4+13 \cdot \frac{a}{4} + 1.

STEP 10

This simplifies to 3a4+1\frac{3a}{4} + 1.
We can also write it as 3a+44\frac{3a + 4}{4} if we want a single fraction.

STEP 11

We found that logb(8b)\log_b(8b) can be expressed as 3a4+1\frac{3a}{4} + 1 or 3a+44\frac{3a + 4}{4} in terms of aa.

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