How do you write the expression as a single natural logarithm #2ln8+2lny#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-02-10T02:20:39

Use the fact that:
1) #lnM+lnN=ln(M*N)#
2) #alnM=lnM^a#
to get:
#2ln8+2lny=ln(8y)^2#