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Q.15 Simplify: log 2+log +log 1/2 5 us 10- 2 21

Answer» `5^(log_(1/5)(1/2)) = 5^(log_(5^(-1))(2^(-1))`
`= 5^(log_(5)(2)) = 2`
Now, `log_(sqrt2) (4/(sqrt7+sqrt3)) = log_(2^(1/2)) (4/(sqrt7+sqrt3)**(sqrt7- sqrt3)/(sqrt7- sqrt3)) `
`=2log_2 ((4(sqrt7-sqrt3))/(7-3))`
`=log_2 (sqrt7- sqrt3)^2`
`=log_2 (10-2sqrt21**(10+2sqrt21)/(10-2sqrt21))`
`=log_2 ((100-84)/(10-2sqrt21))`
`=log_2 (16/(10-2sqrt21))`
`=>log_2 16 + log_2 (1/(10-2sqrt21))`
Now, the given equation becomes,
`5^(log_(1/5)(1/2))+log_(sqrt2) (4/(sqrt7+sqrt3))+ log_(1/2) (1/(10-2sqrt21))) = 2+log_2 16 + log_2 (1/(10-2sqrt21)) + log_(1/2) (1/(10-2sqrt21))`
`2+log_2 16 + log_2 (1/(10-2sqrt21)) - log_2 (1/(10-2sqrt21))`
`2+4`...[As `log_2 16 = 4`]
`=6.`
`:. 5^(log_(1/5)(1/2))+log_(sqrt2) (4/(sqrt7+sqrt3))+ log_(1/2) (1/(10-2sqrt21))) = 6`


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