SOLUTION: Expand the following Log ( (x^2 - 4) / (x - 2)^2 ) I tried to work through it and came to this answer: 2log(x-4)-2log(x-2) I just want to know if im correct,and if

Question 155514: Expand the following
Log ( (x^2 - 4) / (x - 2)^2 )

I tried to work through it and came to this answer:
2log(x-4)-2log(x-2)
I just want to know if im correct,and if not where i went wrong and what the correct answer is. Thank you!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Expand:
Apply the quotient rule for logarithms:
Expand the first term and apply the power rule to the second term to get:
Apply the product rule to the first term to get:
Combine like-terms.
...and there you have it!
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