Solution 3.3:5b
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By using the logarithm laws,   | By using the logarithm laws,   | ||
| - | + | {{Displayed math||<math>\begin{align}  | |
| - | <math>\  | + | \ln a + \ln b &= \ln (a\cdot b)\,,\\[5pt]  | 
| - | + | \ln a - \ln b &= \ln\frac{a}{b}\,,  | |
| - | + | \end{align}</math>}}  | |
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we can collect together the terms into one logarithmic expression  | we can collect together the terms into one logarithmic expression  | ||
| + | {{Displayed math||<math>\begin{align}  | ||
| + | \ln 8 - \ln 4 - \ln 2 &= \ln 8 - (\ln 4 + \ln 2)\\[5pt]  | ||
| + | &= \ln 8 - \ln(4\cdot 2)\\[5pt]   | ||
| + | &= \ln\frac{8}{4\cdot 2}\\[5pt]  | ||
| + | &= \ln 1\\[5pt]  | ||
| + | &= 0\,,   | ||
| + | \end{align}</math>}}  | ||
| - | <math>  | + | where <math>\ln 1 = 0</math>, since <math>e^{0}=1</math> (the equality <math>a^{0}=1</math> holds for all <math>a\ne 0</math>).  | 
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| - | <math>e^{0}=1</math>  | + | |
| - | (the equality   | + | |
| - | <math>a^{0}=1</math>  | + | |
| - | holds for all   | + | |
| - | <math>a\ne 0</math>  | + | |
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Current revision
By using the logarithm laws,
| \displaystyle \begin{align}
 \ln a + \ln b &= \ln (a\cdot b)\,,\\[5pt] \ln a - \ln b &= \ln\frac{a}{b}\,, \end{align}  | 
we can collect together the terms into one logarithmic expression
| \displaystyle \begin{align}
 \ln 8 - \ln 4 - \ln 2 &= \ln 8 - (\ln 4 + \ln 2)\\[5pt] &= \ln 8 - \ln(4\cdot 2)\\[5pt] &= \ln\frac{8}{4\cdot 2}\\[5pt] &= \ln 1\\[5pt] &= 0\,, \end{align}  | 
where \displaystyle \ln 1 = 0, since \displaystyle e^{0}=1 (the equality \displaystyle a^{0}=1 holds for all \displaystyle a\ne 0).
