Use Properties of Logarithms or a Definition to Simplify the Expression

question 87

Multiple Choice

Use properties of logarithms or a definition to simplify the expression. Check the result with a change-of-base formula and a calculator. ​ ​

• A)8
• B)1
• C)4
• D)-1
• E)no solution

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity Effect

The principle that retrieval of information is improved when conditions at recall match those at encoding.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information presented at the beginning of a list or sequence better than information that comes later.

Recency Effect

A memory bias where the most recently presented information is remembered better than older information.

TOT Effect

The Tip-of-the-Tongue phenomenon where a person cannot fully recall a word or name, but has partial recall and a sense of imminent retrieval.