document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=292720>Question 292720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Condense\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 3[log x-log(x+2)] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211372 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=211372\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In this problem, we're going to use the identities:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%2Alog%28%28x%29%29=log%28%28x%5Ey%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%2Alog%28%28x%29%29=log%28%28x%5Ey%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the identities (and a bit of simplification), we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28log%28%28x%29%29-log%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29=log%28%28%28x%5E3%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%5E3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28log%28%28x%29%29-log%28%28x%2B2%29%29%29=log%28%28%28x%5E3%29%2F%28x%2B2%29%5E3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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