document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926807>Question 926807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> express as a single logarithm ln x^2+7x-18/x-1- ln x^2+8x-9/x+4+ln(x^2-4x+4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "ln [x^2+7x-18/x-1]- ln [x^2+8x-9/x+4] + ln(x^2-4x+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln[[x^2+7x-18/x-1]/(x^2+8x-9/x+4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln[(x+9)(x-2)/(x-1) * (x-2)^2 / (x+9)(x-1)/(x+4)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln[(x+9)(x-2)/(x-1) * (x-2)^2(x+4)/(x+9)(x-1)]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= ln[(x-2)/(x-1) * (x-2)^2(x+4)/(x-1)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ln[(x-2)^3 (x+4)/(x-1)^2]<BR>\n" );
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