SOLUTION: Express a single logarithm and if possible simplify ⅔[Inx²-9) – In(x+3)] + In(x+y)

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Question 830423: Express a single logarithm and if possible simplify
⅔[Inx²-9) – In(x+3)] + In(x+y)
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Express a single logarithm and if possible simplify
⅔[Inx²-9) – In(x+3)] + In(x+y)
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(2/3)[ln[(x^2-9)/(x+3)] + ln(x+y)
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(2/3)ln(x-3) + ln(x+y)
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ln[(x-3)^2/3 *(x+y)]
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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