log(x^2) -> 2 log(x)

• Subject: log(x^2) -> 2 log(x)
• From: John Lapeyre
• Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 12:53:58 +0200

> >>  (%i1) log(x^2)
> >>  (%o1)  2 log(x)

By the way, in case it seems like its not a big deal:

A casual user should be able to do this

    n_integrate(log((1-x)^2),[x,0,2]);

without futzing around in the manual to try to find out why the integration
failed. (I am assuming the routine can handle the singularities).

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