How do you condense 2[ln x-ln(x+2)-ln(x^2-3)]?

1 Answer
Dec 3, 2016

We use the rule ln(a) - ln(b) = ln(a/b).

=>2[ln((x/(x + 2))/(x^2- 3))]

=> 2ln((x)/((x +2)(x^2- 3)))

Use the rule alnn = lnn^a.

=>ln((x)/((x + 2)(x^2 - 3)))^2

Hopefully this helps!