SOLUTION: Express as a single logarithm: (log base a m - log base a n)+ 2log base a k?

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Question 960704: Express as a single logarithm: (log base a m - log base a n)+ 2log base a k?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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your problem is:

loga(m) - loga(n) + 2*loga(k)

since 2*loga(k) is equal to loga(k^2), then your problem can be restated as:

loga(m) - loga(n) + loga(k^2)

since loga(m) - loga(n) is equal to loga(m/n), then your problem can be restated as:

loga(m/n) + loga(k^2)

since loga(m/n) + loga(k^2) is equal to loga(m/n * k^2), then your problem can be restated as:

loga(m/n * k^2)