document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=770800>Question 770800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Contract the expressions. That is, use the properties of logarithms to write each expression as a single logarithm with a coefficient of 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ln 3 &#8722; 2(ln 4 + ln 8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  ln(3) &#8722; 2(ln(4*8)) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=  ln(3)  -2ln(32) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln(3) -ln(32^2) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln(3) -ln(1024)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln (3/1024)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  ln (3/1024)\r<BR>\n" );
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