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document.write( "ln((a^2)/(b^2)(c^1/2)) if I were to use log rules on this what would happen to the denominator? would it be added because it's a product in the denominator?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would think it would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2ln(a) - 2ln(b) +(1/2)c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But online ive seen it as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2ln(a) - 2ln(b) - (1/2)c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is it minus for the denominator I thought it was any products become addition?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #622943 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=622943\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The online answer you saw indicates some unclearness in your given expression.  You may really have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ln%28%28a%5E2%29%2F%28%28b%5E2%29%28c%5E%281%2F2%29%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ln%28%28a%5E2%29%2F%28%28b%5E2%29%28c%5E%281%2F2%29%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Breaking that into separate terms using log rules\r<BR>\n" );
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