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Standard XI
Mathematics
Fundamental Laws of Logarithms
If loga/b+log...
Question
If
log
a
b
+
log
b
a
=
log
(
a
+
b
)
,
then
A
a
+
b
=
0
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B
a
+
b
=
1
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C
a
−
b
=
0
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D
a
−
b
=
1
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Solution
The correct option is
B
a
+
b
=
1
log
a
b
+
log
b
a
=
log
(
a
+
b
)
⇒
log
(
a
b
×
b
a
)
=
log
(
a
+
b
)
⇒
log
1
=
log
(
a
+
b
)
⇒
a
+
b
=
1
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