natural log problem?

Question

what does (lnx)^2 equals to? so if it's 3(lnx)^2 then it equals to what??

Answer 1

1) (lnx)^2 = (lnx)*(lnx) ... only this.

2) 3(lnx)^2 = (lnx)^2 + (lnx)^2 + (lnx)^2

If your questions were: ln(x^2) then the answer will be 2lnx