QuestionUse the properties of logs to condense the expression:
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STEP 1
1. We are given a logarithmic expression to condense.
2. The expression involves natural logarithms.
3. We will use properties of logarithms to combine the terms into a single logarithm.
STEP 2
1. Apply the power rule of logarithms to each term.
2. Use the product rule to combine terms with addition.
3. Use the quotient rule to combine terms with subtraction.
STEP 3
Apply the power rule of logarithms, which states that , to each term:
STEP 4
Use the product rule of logarithms, which states that , to combine the terms with addition:
STEP 5
Use the quotient rule of logarithms, which states that , to combine the result with the subtraction term:
The condensed expression is:
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