Final answer:
The logarithmic expression ln(x²+y³) cannot be expanded because the logarithm rules do not apply to addition. Expansion is only possible for terms being multiplied or raised to a power.
Step-by-step explanation:
Expanding the logarithmic expression ln(x²+y³) is not directly possible as logarithms cannot be simplified across addition. However, we can apply logarithmic rules to simplify expressions involving multiplication or powers. For example, the logarithm of a product of two numbers can be expressed as the sum of the logarithms: ln(xy) = ln(x) + ln(y). While the logarithm of a number raised to an exponent is the product of the exponent and the logarithm of the base number: ln(x^n) = n*ln(x).
Since x² and y³ are not multiplied together, we cannot directly apply the logarithm of a product rule here. Additionally, the given expression is not a single term raised to a power, so we cannot apply the logarithm of an exponent rule directly either. If the expression was in the form of a product (e.g., ln(x²*y³)), we could use these rules to expand it into ln(x²) + ln(y³), which could then be further expanded to 2*ln(x) + 3*ln(y) using the power rule for logarithms. However, the expression ln(x²+y³) as it stands does not allow for such simplification since logarithmic functions are not distributive over addition.