The expression 3(log(x + 1) + log(x + 4)) can be written as log(z). What is z?
Here's my work:
3(log(x + 1) + log(x+4))
= 3log(x + 1) + 3log(x + 4)
= log(x + 1)^3 + log(x + 4)^3
= log[((x + 1)^3)((x + 4)^3)]
Therefore z = ((x + 1)^3)((x + 4)^3)
Is this correct?