document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=193015>Question 193015</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello tutor,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is log (ab)= log(a) * log(b)a true statement?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. choose 2 positive values for a and b, then compute using formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Explain why or why isn't the statement true<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No, it's not true.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. choose 2 positive values for a and b, then compute using formula.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(a*b) = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(a)*log(b) = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Explain why or why isn't the statement true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Because it's false, as the counter-example shows. </SPAN>\n" );
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