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document.write( "On the first two terms, use this rule:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Taking a log out of the addition of logs changes the\r\n" );
document.write( "addition to multiplication:\r\n" );
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document.write( "log(5·10) - log(2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "On those two terms, use this rule:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Taking a log out of the subtraction of logs changes the\r\n" );
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document.write( "log(25)\r\n" );
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