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Quotient Property of Logarithms

The Quotient Property of Logarithms states that the logarithm of a quotient is equal to the difference of the logarithms of the numerator and denominator. If M>0M > 0, N>0N > 0, a>0a > 0, and aeq1a eq 1, then logaMN=logaMlogaN\log_a \frac{M}{N} = \log_a M - \log_a N. This property is used to write the logarithm of a quotient as a difference of the logarithms of each factor. It is important to note that logaMNeqloga(MN)\log_a \frac{M}{N} eq \log_a(M - N).

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