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Exercise 2 2.1. Write each expression as a single logarithm and, if possible, simplify. ln (x - 4) - ln (x+ 2); ln (x) - 3 [ln (x - 5) + ln (x + 5)] ; log x − 3log(x – 1) 2.2. Solve for x. ln(x – 1)= 1 ; e2x = 4 ; log3x + log3(x2 – 8) = log38x ; 4x2(2x) − 9(2x) = 0
(1)
(A)
we have

we can use property of log

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(B)
we have

we can use property of log




we can use property of log

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(C)

we can use property of log
n*log(a)=log(a^n)

we can use property of log

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(2)
(A)

we can take e on both sides


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(B)

we can take ln on both sides



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