how is combustion of methane a combination reaction when in a combination reaction only a singlre substance is formed?

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$C o m b u s t i o n r e a c t i o n s a r e r e a c t i o n s i n w h i c h t h e p r o d u c t p r o d u c e d a r e C O_{2} a n d w a t e r . I f o n c o m b i n i n g w i t h o x y g e n o t h e r t h a n C O_{2} a n d w a t e r i s f o r m e d, t h e r e a c t i o n i s c a l l e d c o m b i n a t i o n r e a c t i o n . F o r e x ., C H_{4} + 2 O_{2} \to C O_{2} + 2 H_{2} O - - - - - i s a c o m b u s t i o n r e a c t i o n . C H_{4} + \frac{1}{2} O_{2} \to C H_{3} O H - - - - - i s a c o m b i n a t i o n r e a c t i o n .$

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