SOLUTION: what is the answer to, ln(x^2)=2

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Question 299533: what is the answer to, ln(x^2)=2
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what is the answer to, ln(x^2)=2
Since ln(x^2) = 2 we have by definition of a natural log:
e^2 = x^2
So x = sqrt(e^2) of x = -sqrt(e^2).
We have then x = e or x = -e.