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Use the properties of logarithms to condense the following expression as much as possible, writing the answer as a single term with a coefficient of 1. All exponents should be positive.
\[
\ln (12)+9 \ln (x)-8 \ln (y)
\]
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Thus, the simplified form of the given expression is \(\boxed{\ln \left(\frac{12x^9}{y^8}\right)}\)
Step 1 :Given the expression \(\ln (12)+9 \ln (x)-8 \ln (y)\)
Step 2 :We can use the properties of logarithms to simplify this expression. The properties of logarithms state that \(\ln(a) + \ln(b) = \ln(ab)\) and \(\ln(a) - \ln(b) = \ln(\frac{a}{b})\). Also, \(\ln(a^n) = n \ln(a)\).
Step 3 :Applying these properties, we can rewrite the expression as \(\ln(12) + \ln(x^9) - \ln(y^8)\)
Step 4 :This can be further simplified to \(\ln(12 \cdot x^9) - \ln(y^8)\)
Step 5 :Finally, we can simplify this to \(\ln(\frac{12 \cdot x^9}{y^8})\)
Step 6 :Thus, the simplified form of the given expression is \(\boxed{\ln \left(\frac{12x^9}{y^8}\right)}\)