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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.2.3b

3. Use the properties of logarithms to write the expressions in Exercises 3 and 4 as a single term.
b. ln(3x² - 9x) + ln(1/3x)

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Recall the logarithm property that states: \(\ln(a) + \ln(b) = \ln(ab)\). This allows us to combine the sum of logarithms into a single logarithm of the product.
Identify the two expressions inside the logarithms: the first is \(3x^{2} - 9x\) and the second is \(\frac{1}{3}x\).
Multiply the two expressions inside the logarithms: \((3x^{2} - 9x) \times \left(\frac{1}{3}x\right)\).
Simplify the product by distributing and combining like terms: multiply \$3x^{2}$ by \(\frac{1}{3}x\) and $-9x$ by \(\frac{1}{3}x\).
Write the final expression as a single logarithm: \(\ln\left(\text{simplified product}\right)\).

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