Simplifying Logarithmic Expressions with Square Roots and Coefficients

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Homework Statement


How do i simplify the ln(3/sqrt(5)) + 2
into the ln(3)- (1/2)ln(5) + 2


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What do you know about basic properties of logarithms?

For example - what log(a*b) equals to? log(a/b)? log(ab)?
 

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