SOLUTION: How do you Combine logs? Log(base5)(x^2-1)-Log(base5)(x-1)

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Question 153463: How do you Combine logs?
Log(base5)(x^2-1)-Log(base5)(x-1)
Found 2 solutions by orca, MathTherapy:
Answer by orca(409) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the following logarithmic property:
log+a-log+b=log+%28a%2Fb%29
So
log+%28%28x%5E2-1%29%29-log+%28%28x-1%29%29
=log+%28%28x%5E2-1%29%2F%28x-1%29%29
=log+%28%28x%2B1%29%28x-1%29%2F%28x-1%29%29
=log+%28%28x%2B1%29cross%28%28x-1%29%29%2Fcross%28%28x-1%29%29%29
=log+%28%28x%2B1%29%29

Answer by MathTherapy(10699) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do you Combine logs?

Log(base5)(x^2-1)-Log(base5)(x-1) 

The person who responded seems to have "LOST" the base.

Log(base5)(x^2-1)-Log(base5)(x-1)
log+%285%2C+%28x%5E2+-+1%29%29+-+log%285%2C+%28x+-+1%29%29 = log+%285%2C+%28%28x%5E2+-+1%29%29%2F%28%28x+-+1%29%29%29 = log+%285%2C+%28%28x+-+1%29%28x+%2B+1%29%29%2F%28%28x+-+1%29%29%29 = log+%285%2C+%28cross%28%28x+-+1%29%29%28x+%2B+1%29%29%2F%28cross%28%28x+-+1%29%29%29%29 = highlight%28log+%285%2C+%28x+%2B+1%29%29%29