Astudent was given lines m and n and was asked to construct a line parallel to b through point b. which step should the student perform next to complete next to complete the construction?

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like:

(x) - (y) = (1 + 4i)