document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=194318>Question 194318</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1602773033/algebrahomeworkh>saxon algebra 2</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ln x/5e=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got xln5.  Is this right? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I think you mean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ln{\frac{x}{5e}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in which case you are way off base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, the log of the quotient is the difference of the logs, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ln{\frac{x}{5e}} = \ln{x} - \ln{5e}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second, the log of the product is the sum of the logs, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ln{x} - \ln{5e} = \ln{x} - \left(\ln{5} + \ln{e}\right) = \ln{x} - \ln{5} - \ln{e}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \log_b{b} = 1\"> so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ln{x} - \ln{5} - \ln{e} = \ln{x} - \ln{5} - 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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