College Algebra / Unit 8 Alg 451 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Divided-Logs Error
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The idea
The divided-logs error reads log_b(M)/log_b(N) as log_b(M/N); a quotient of logs is not the log of a quotient.
In practice
log₂(32)/log₂(4) = 5/2 = 2.5, while log₂(32/4) = 3. Different animals — and the first one has an honest name waiting.
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