How do you condense 2[ln 8- ln(x^2+1)]?

1 Answer
Aug 11, 2016

I got as far as: ln(8/(x^2+1))^2

Explanation:

We can use two properties of logs to write:
2[ln(8/(x^2+1))]=
(change a subtraction of logs into a division of arguments)

and again:
=ln(8/(x^2+1))^2
(transport a number multiplying the log as exponent of the argment).