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Whizzies

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Registered: 2014-07-18

Posts: 53

order of operations LOGARITHMS

Hello!

I've searched the web and I read the rules of logarithms on mathisfun, but I still don't get it!

I try to solve ln 4 - ln 2 + ln 3

I get (first dividing) ln 6 and,
(first multiplication) ln 4/6

What am I doing wrong?

Last edited by Whizzies (2015-05-12 07:08:52)

Bob

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Registered: 2010-06-20

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Re: order of operations LOGARITHMS

Ln(4) _ ln(2) + ln(3) = ln(4 x 3/2) = ln(12/2)=ln(6)

Add the plus and divide the minus

Bob

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