SOLUTION: I need help with writing this expression as a logarithm of a single quantity 4 log x-3log(x^2+1)+2 log(x-1)

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Question 806846: I need help with writing this expression as a logarithm of a single quantity
4 log x-3log(x^2+1)+2 log(x-1)
Answer by erica65404(394) About Me  (Show Source):
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4log%28x%29-3log%28%28x%5E2%2B1%29%29%2B2+log%28x-1%29
All these logs are base 10 we know this because logs base 10 dont need to show the 10 like log base 7 or log base 3 would. It just shows log.
If there is a number before the log it is an exponent.
The above equation can be written
log%28x%5E4%29-log%28%28x%5E2%2B1%29%5E3%29%2Blog%28%28x-1%29%5E2%29
Now we will use the division/multiplication property..
log%28%28%28x%5E4%29%28x-1%29%5E2%2F%28%28x%5E2%2B1%29%5E3%29%29%29
When there is a minus sign before the log it is on the bottom. If there is a plus before the log it goes on top.