document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=533135>Question 533135</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I figure out the following logarithmic problems?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. logb5=0.4344 and logb2=0.2234 find logb 0.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Write the following expression as a single logarithm with a coefficient of 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    5logb(a) + 2/5 log b(w)- 5logb(y) +2logb(z)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for any help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Heather  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 divided by 5 is 0.4.  The difference of the logs is the log of the quotient, so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_b(0.4)\ =\ \log_b\left(\frac{2}{5}\right)\ =\ \log_b(2)\ -\ \log_b(5)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do your own arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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