Your answer should be a polynomial in standard form.
(X+2)(X+ 3) =

X to the second power + 5x + 6

Step-by-step explanation:

distribute (X + 2) and (X + 3)

you should get X to the second power + 3x + 2x + 6

then you add like terms (3x + 2x)

then you should get X to the second power + 5x + 6

take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like: