Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 346: 26

Answer

$ -2ln(x+1)$

Work Step by Step

$ln(\frac{x-1}{x})+ln(\frac{x}{x+1})-ln(x^2-1)=ln(\frac{x-1}{x}\cdot \frac{x}{x+1})-ln((x+1)(x-1))=ln(\frac{x-1}{x+1})-ln((x+1)(x-1))=ln(\frac{x-1}{x+1}\cdot \frac{1}{(x+1)(x-1)})=ln\frac{1}{(x+1)^2}=-2ln(x+1)$ where $x\ne 0,\pm1$
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