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Re: log expression not simplified

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  • Subject: [mg115668] Re: log expression not simplified
  • From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:47:35 -0500 (EST)

I'm not sure why that doesn't work, but what does is:

   Simplify@PowerExpand[Log[a/b]/Log[b/a]]

On 1/17/2011 5:41 AM, Praeceptor wrote:
> Simplify[Log[a/b]/Log[b/a], Assumptions ->  {a>  0, b>  a}]

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