Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 346: 27

Answer

$ ln\frac{16\sqrt {x^2+1}}{\sqrt {x(x-4)}}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{1}{2}ln(x^2+1)-4ln\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2}[ln(x-4)+ln\ x]=\frac{1}{2}[ln(x^2+1)-8ln\frac{1}{2}-ln(x(x-4))]=\frac{1}{2}[ln\frac{x^2+1}{x(x-4)}+8ln2]=\frac{1}{2}[ln\frac{256(x^2+1)}{x(x-4)}]=ln\frac{16\sqrt {x^2+1}}{\sqrt {x(x-4)}}$
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