College Algebra (10th Edition)

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

Chapter 6 - Review Exercises - Page 499: 24

Answer

$2\ln{(2x+3)}-2\ln{(x-2)}-2\ln{(x-1)}$

Work Step by Step

The given expression is equivalent to: $$\ln{\left(\frac{2x+3}{(x-2)(x-1)}\right)^2}$$ Recall: (1) $\log_a{(mn)}=\log_a{m} + \log_a{n}$ (2) $\log_a{\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)}=\log_a{m} - \log_a{n}$ (3) $\log_a{a^m}=m\log_a{m}$ Use rule (3) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=2\ln{\left(\frac{2x+3}{(x-2)(x-1)}\right)} \end{align*} Use rule (2) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=2\left[\ln{(2x+3)}-\ln{(x-2)(x-1)}\right]\\ \end{align*} Use rule (1) above to obtain: \begin{align*} &=2\left[\ln{(2x+3)}-\left(\ln{(x-2)}+\ln{(x-1)}\right)\right]\\ &=2\left[\ln{(2x+3)}-\ln{(x-2)}-\ln{(x-1)}\right]\\ &=2\ln{(2x+3)}-2\ln{(x-2)}-2\ln{(x-1)}\\ \end{align*}
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