document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81605>Question 81605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i'm needing some help on how to expand this logarithm and i'm not real sure where to began:    \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     loga[(x^2y^-3)^4/(xy)] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Comment: All of this is log (base a) but I'm not repeating it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log[(x^8y^-12/(xy)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8logx -12logy -log(xy)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=8logx -logy -logx - logy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 7logx -2logy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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