SOLUTION: 8 ln (x+9) - 4 ln x Write each expression as a single logarithm with a coefficient of one. Where possible evaluate the logarithmic expressions. hmmmm.....i must have been ou

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Question 37298: 8 ln (x+9) - 4 ln x
Write each expression as a single logarithm with a coefficient of one. Where possible evaluate the logarithmic expressions.
hmmmm.....i must have been out that day and maybe the page was ripped away...I can't figure this out.

Answer by fractalier(1829) About Me  (Show Source):
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From 8 ln (x+9) - 4 ln x, we use the power rule for logs first, yielding
ln [(x + 9)^8] - ln (x^4)
Now use the division rule and get
ln [(x + 9)^8 / (x^4)]