Asked by melany

Which expression is equivalent to log Subscript 5 Baseline (StartFraction x Over 4 EndFraction) squared?
2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 4
2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 16
2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + 2 log Subscript 5 Baseline 4
2 log Subscript 5 Baseline x + log Subscript 5 Baseline 4

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
log_5((x/4)^2) = log_5(x^2/16) = log_5 x^2 - log_5 16 = 2 log_5 x - log_5 16 = 2 log_5 x - 2 log_5 4.

None of the four given choices match this (they all have plus signs), so no choice is correct.