College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Properties of Logarithms - 6.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 459: 64

Answer

$\log(\dfrac{(x-3)}{(x+6)(x-2)})\text{ , } x>3$

Work Step by Step

$\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{x^2-4})-\log(\dfrac{x^2+7x+6}{x+2})$ $\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{x^2-4})-\log(\dfrac{(x^2+7x+6)(x-2)}{(x+2)(x-2)})$ $\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{x^2-4})-\log(\dfrac{(x^2+7x+6)(x-2)}{x^2-4})$ Now, we can merge both into a single logarithm $\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{x^2-4}\div\dfrac{(x^2+7x+6)(x-2)}{x^2-4})$ We can factor to simplify the expression $\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{x^2-4}\cdot\dfrac{x^2-4}{(x^2+7x+6)(x-2)})$ $\log(\dfrac{x^2+2x-3}{(x^2+7x+6)(x-2)})$ $\log(\dfrac{(x-3)(x+1)}{(x+6)(x+1)(x-2)})$ $\log(\dfrac{(x-3)}{(x+6)(x-2)})\text{ , } x>3$
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