Answer the following question on logarithms.
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\n\\[\\log_a(x^{\\var{a1}}y^{\\var{b1}})=\\alpha\\log_a(x)+\\beta\\log_a(y)\\]
\n$\\alpha=\\;\\;$[[0]], $\\beta=\\;\\;$[[1]]
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The rules for combining logs are
\n\\[\\begin{eqnarray*} \\log_a(bc)&=&\\log_a(b)+\\log_a(c)\\\\ \\\\ \\log_a\\left(\\frac{b}{c}\\right)&=&\\log_a(b)-\\log_a(c)\\\\ \\\\ \\log_a(b^r)&=&r\\log_a(b) \\end{eqnarray*} \\]
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Using these rules gives:
\\[ \\begin{eqnarray*} \\log_a(x^{\\var{a1}}y^{\\var{b1}})&=&\\log_a(x^{\\var{a1}})+\\log_a(y^{\\var{b1}})\\\\ &=&\\var{a1}\\log_a(x)+\\var{b1}\\log_a(y) \\end{eqnarray*} \\]