Use the Properties of Logarithms to Evaluate $\ln e ^ { 15 } + \ln e ^ { 3 }$

question 50

Multiple Choice

Use the properties of logarithms to evaluate $\ln e ^ { 15 } + \ln e ^ { 3 }$ without a calculator.

• A)0
• B)5
• C) \(14.81\)
• D) \(10.27\)
• E)12

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Definitions:

Closing Stock Price

The last price at which a stock is traded on a particular trading day, representing the final market valuation of the stock for that day.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set, representing the highest peak in the distribution of frequencies.

Financial Growth Factors

Components that contribute to the increase in value of financial assets or earnings.

Geometric Mean

The nth root of the product of n numbers, used to calculate the average rate of return over time or the mean of ratios.