SOLUTION: Write the following epression as a single logarithm: log5-logx-logy

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Question 509950: Write the following epression as a single logarithm: log5-logx-logy
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The sum of the logs is the log of the product, the difference of the logs is the log of the quotient.

Rewrite your expression:



Apply the sum rule:



Apply the difference rule:



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