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5.28.5  Collect logarithms: lncollect

lncollect takes as argument an expression with logarithms.
lncollect collects the logarithms (rewrites sum of ln as ln of products). It may be a good idea to factor the expression with factor before collecting by lncollect).
Input:

lncollect(ln(x+1)+ln(x-1))

Output:

log((x+1)*(x-1))

Input:

lncollect(exp(ln(x+1)+ln(x-1)))

Output:

(x+1)*(x-1)

Warning!!! For Xcas, log=ln (use log10 for 10-base logarithm).


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