document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189089>Question 1189089</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express as a sum or difference of logarithms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) log a 4√(m^4n^1 3)/(a^3b^7) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #820344 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=820344\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You (or somebody) has made several posts involving expressions with square roots, using the \"√\" symbol.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nearly always, when you use that symbol, the meaning of the expression is unclear, because there is no way of knowing how much of the expression following the \"√\" is part of the square root.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Don't use the \"√\" symbol in your posts.  Use parentheses instead; e.g. \"sqrt(x^2/y^4)\".<br><BR>\n" );
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