Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem relogdivd

Description: The natural logarithm of the quotient of two positive real numbers is the difference of natural logarithms. Exercise 72(a) and Property 3 of Cohen p. 301, restricted to natural logarithms. (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 29-May-2016)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses relogcld.1 ⊢ φ → A ∈ ℝ +
relogmuld.2 ⊢ φ → B ∈ ℝ +
Assertion relogdivd ⊢ φ → log ⁡ A B = log ⁡ A − log ⁡ B

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 relogcld.1 ⊢ φ → A ∈ ℝ +
2 relogmuld.2 ⊢ φ → B ∈ ℝ +
3 relogdiv ⊢ A ∈ ℝ + ∧ B ∈ ℝ + → log ⁡ A B = log ⁡ A − log ⁡ B
4 1 2 3 syl2anc ⊢ φ → log ⁡ A B = log ⁡ A − log ⁡ B