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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write the expression log lower case a (y+5)+2log lower case a(x+1) as one logarithm.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Rule log A + log B = log AB<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means \"when you add exponents you are multiplying\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your Problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "log(y+5) + 2 log(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log (y+5) + log (x+1)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= log [(y+5)(x+1)^2]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: The base on all of these is \"a\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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