SOLUTION: how do you simplify this? 3logb x-(logb 4+ logb x)

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Question 308995: how do you simplify this?
3logb x-(logb 4+ logb x)
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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3logb x-(logb 4+ logb x)
=log[b](x^3)-(log[b](4)+log[b](x))
=log[b]x^3/4x
=log[b]x^2/4
=2log[b]x/2
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Ed