document.write( "Question 698692: how do you condense: ln x - 2 ln (x^2 + 1) + 1/2 ln (3 - x^4) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Make the coefficients become exponents:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write the first two terms (the difference of two natural logs) as\r\n" );
document.write( "the natural log of their quotient:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Write those two terms (the sum of two natural logs) as\r\n" );
document.write( "the natural log of their product:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change the  exponent to a square root\r\n" );
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document.write( "and put the square root in the numerator multiplied by the x\r\n" );
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