Difference between revisions of "1950 AHSME Problems/Problem 18"
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(1) <math> a(x-y)=ax-ay </math> | (1) <math> a(x-y)=ax-ay </math> | ||
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(2) <math> a^{x-y}=a^x-a^y </math> | (2) <math> a^{x-y}=a^x-a^y </math> | ||
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(3) <math> \log (x-y)=\log x-\log y </math> | (3) <math> \log (x-y)=\log x-\log y </math> | ||
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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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(5) <math> a(xy)=ax\times ay </math> | (5) <math> a(xy)=ax\times ay </math> | ||
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<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> | <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> |
Revision as of 19:27, 27 January 2015
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
See Also
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