document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126232>Question 126232</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Express this as a single logarithm:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) log(x2-4)- 2 log(x+2) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   ( the first 2 is squared)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= log(x^2-4) - 2 logx(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log(x^2-4) - log(x+2)^2 [ property of log]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log [ (x^2-4) / (x+2)^2][property of log]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log[ (x+2)(x-2)/(x+2)(x+2)] [ factored x^2-4]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= log[ (x-2)/(x+2)][cancelled the common factor]\r<BR>\n" );
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