SOLUTION: Condense ln(x-3)+ln(2x+5)-2ln(x+4)

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Question 293768: Condense ln(x-3)+ln(2x+5)-2ln(x+4)
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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ln(x-3)+ln(2x+5)-2ln(x+4)
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ln(x-3)+ln(2x+5)-ln(x+4)^2
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ln(x-3)(2x+5)-ln(x+4)^2
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ln[(x-3)(2x+5)/(x+4)^2] (you could leave the expression like this)
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Or, you could expand it:
ln[(2x^2-x-15)/(x^2+8x+16)]