Use the product property of logarithms to write the logarithm as a sum of logarithms. Then simplify if possible. Assume that all variable expressions represent positive real numbers.
\[
\log (17 p q)=\square
\]
$\square \circ \square$
Therefore, the final simplified form of the given logarithmic expression is \(\boxed{\log (17)+\log (p)+\log (q)}\).
Step 1 :Given the logarithmic expression \(\log (17 p q)\).
Step 2 :The product property of logarithms states that the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of its factors. Therefore, we can apply this property to the given logarithm to write it as a sum of logarithms.
Step 3 :So, \(\log (17 p q)\) can be written as \(\log (17)+\log (p)+\log (q)\).
Step 4 :Therefore, the final simplified form of the given logarithmic expression is \(\boxed{\log (17)+\log (p)+\log (q)}\).