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To prove: ln(uv) = lnu + lnv
eaeb = ea+b implies
ln(eaeb) = ln(ea+b)
ln(eaeb) = a + b (1)
Set a = ln u, b = ln v
Then (1) becomes
ln(elnuelnv) = ln u + ln v
ln(uv) = lnu + lnv