SOLUTION: why does log(xy) = logx- log y (if the base is a for all).

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Question 257537: why does log(xy) = logx- log y (if the base is a for all).
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why does log(xy) = logx- log y (if the base is a for all).
But it doesn't
log(xy) = log(x) + log(y)
;
:
= log(x) - log(y)

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