SOLUTION: Given that log a (x)=3.58 and log a (y)=4.79. find loga(y/x). My answer is 8.37, is this right. thanks for looking at answer.

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Question 44935This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic geometry
: Given that log a (x)=3.58 and log a (y)=4.79. find loga(y/x).
My answer is 8.37, is this right. thanks for looking at answer. This question is from textbook Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic geometry

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Given that log a (x)=3.58 and log a (y)=4.79. find loga(y/x).
log(y/x)=log(y)-log(x)=4.79-3.58=1.21
My answer is 8.37, is this right. ...no you did log(xy)which is log(x)+log(y)=8.37
thanks for looking at answer.