Question

Identify the error in the student solution shown below. Find the correct answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer is Since 0 in ln(3x) - 0 is not a logarithm, the property of logarithms cannot be used here.

The difference shown cannot be written as a quotient of logarithms.

The step ln(x2) = ln(3x) - (0) reduces to

ln(x2) = ln(3x).

The possible solutions are 0 and 3, with 0 being extraneous.