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(4) <math> \frac{\log x}{\log y}=\log{x}-\log{y} </math> | (4) <math> \frac{\log x}{\log y}=\log{x}-\log{y} </math> | ||
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| − | <math> \textbf{(A)} | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\text{Only 1 and 4 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(B)}\ \text{Only 1 and 5 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(C)}\ \text{Only 1 and 3 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(D)}\ \text{Only 1 and 2 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Only 1 is true} </math> |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:19, 6 February 2023
Problem
Of the following
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
Solution
The distributive property doesn't apply to logarithms or in the ways illustrated, and only applies to addition and subtraction. Also, 
, so 
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See Also
| 1950 AHSC (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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