Evaluate log4200062+log5200063,giving your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
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Using the property logabx=xlogab, we have log4200062+log5200063=6log420002+6log520003=3log420001+2log520001.Since logab=logba1, we can then write 3log420001+2log520001=31log20004+21log20005,which equals log2000(41/351/2)=log2000(22/351/2).Since 2000=2453=(22/351/2)6, the expression 61.