Evaluate log a given that log a(x) = 9.7 and log a(y) = 3.7.
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7$ and $\log_a{y} = 3.7$. We want to find $\log_a{\frac{x}{y^2}}$. Using the properties of logarithms, we can rewrite the expression as follows: $\log_a{\frac{x}{y^2}} = \log_a{x} - \log_a{y^2}$ Now, we can use the power rule of Show more…
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