The quotient property of the logarithmic function is
[tex]log_b(\frac{M}{N})=log_b(M)-log_b(N)[/tex]
Therefore, in our case,
[tex]\Rightarrow log_a(\frac{M}{N})=log_a(M)-log_a(N)[/tex]
Thus, the answer to (1) is log_a(M) (third option), while the answer to (2) is log_a(N)(third option too)
