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1950 AHSME Problem 18
Of the following
(1) a(x-y)=ax-ay
(2) a^{x-y}=a^x-a^y
(3) \log (x-y)=\log x-\log y
(4) \frac{\log x}{\log y}=\log{x}-\log{y}
(5) a(xy)=ax \cdot ay
\begin{array}{l} \textbf{(A)}\ \text{Only 1 and 4 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(B)}\ \text{Only 1 and 5 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(C)}\ \text{Only 1 and 3 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(D)}\ \text{Only 1 and 2 are true}\qquad\\\textbf{(E)}\ \text{Only 1 is true} \end{array}
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