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Algebra.Com's Answer #491954 by jsmallt9(3758) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First of all, there is no equation, just an expression.

\n" ); document.write( "Second, what is \"log^4 square root of x+2\"??? I understand that logarithms are particularly difficult to post in a clear way. But I don't think anyone but you thinks they know what \"log^4 square root of x+2\" means. Either

Use some English to make things clear. For example: $\"log%284%2C+%28x%5E2-4%29%29\"$ could be posted as \"the base 4 log of (x^2-4)\" while $\"log%28%284%28x%5E2-4%29%29%29\"$ would be \"the base 10 log of (4(x^2-4)).
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Teach yourself the syntax for algebra.com's formula software. Just click on \"Show source\" above to see what I typed to get the log above to display like it does.

Third, please use parentheses freely to make sure your posting is clear. Use parentheses around function arguments (log(x), sin(x+3), etc.), exponents (especially is they are not just a number or variable), numerators and denominators (especially is they are not just a number or variable), radicands (radicands are the expression inside a radical), etc. \n" ); document.write( "

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