Fill in the blanks of the following statements with the correct missing words or phrases.
1. states that in () = , if 1 = 2, then 1 = 2.
2. This property, as stated in the previous statement, applies in solving
.
3. Given an exponential equation, first thing we see to it is that the bases of
both sides of the equation are .
4. In solving an exponential inequality, if base b is greater than 1 and 1 > 2,
then .
5. Given that , and 1 > 2 , then 1 < 2.