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kenewbie
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I'm having trouble coming to terms with the following:
ln x^n = n ln x
Which is all nice and well until I tried
ln(x + 6) = 2 ln x
which is true for x = 3.
however, 2 ln x = ln x^2 .. so
ln(x + 6) = ln x^2
.. which is true for x = 3 AND x = -2.
so the two different ways to write the ln expression are not really equivalent.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It just feels wrong.
k
ln x^n = n ln x
Which is all nice and well until I tried
ln(x + 6) = 2 ln x
which is true for x = 3.
however, 2 ln x = ln x^2 .. so
ln(x + 6) = ln x^2
.. which is true for x = 3 AND x = -2.
so the two different ways to write the ln expression are not really equivalent.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It just feels wrong.
k