Question

How do you simplify `ln 3 − 2(ln 4 + ln 8)`?

Answer 1

`\ln(3/1024)`

Explanation:

`\ln3-2(\ln4+\ln8)`

`=\ln3-2\ln(4\times8)`

`=\ln3-2\ln(32)`

`=\ln3-\ln(32^2)`

`=\ln3-\ln(1024)`

`=\ln(3/1024)`