document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29311>Question 29311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Condense the expression:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 In x - 3/2 In y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLease help me solve this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #16139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=16139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> not In...it is ln. Anyway...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)ln(x) - (3/2)ln(y) ---> you cannot solve it since you have not got an equation... no equals sign. All you can do is simplify it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It all depends what you are trying to achieve, to be honest. My approach would be to leave the a (1/2) out of the 2 terms and then combine the 2 terms together, as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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