Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 3 - Section 3.3 - Properties of Logarithms - Exercise Set - Page 475: 70

Answer

$\displaystyle \log\frac{x(x-2)}{15}$

Work Step by Step

$\log x+\log(x^{2}-4)-\log 15-\log(x+2)=$ ... group all positive signed terms; group all negative signed terms $=[\log x+\log(x^{2}-4)]-[\log 15+\log(x+2)]$ ... apply the product rule to each bracket $=\log(x(x^{2}-4))-\log(15(x+2))$ ... apply the quotient rule $=\displaystyle \log\frac{x(x^{2}-4)}{15(x+2)}$ ... recognize a difference of squares in the numerator $=\displaystyle \log\frac{x(x+2)(x-2)}{15(x+2)}$ ... cancel the common term $=\displaystyle \log\frac{x(x-2)}{15}$
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