SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: log^7 100-log^7(y-5)=log^7 10

Algebra.Com
Question 592631: Please help me solve this equation: log^7 100-log^7(y-5)=log^7 10
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this equation:
log^7 100-log^7(y-5)=log^7 10
I will assume you mean base 7 instead of exponent 7:
log7(100)-log7(y-5)=log7(10)
log7(100)-log7(y-5)-log7(10)=0
log7(100)-(log7(y-5)+log7(10))=0
place under single log
log7[(100)/(y-5)(10)]=0
convert to exponential form: base(7) raised to log of number(0)=number(100)/(y-5)(10)
7^0=(100)/(y-5)(10)=1
(y-5)(10)=100
10y-50=100
10y=150
y=15

RELATED QUESTIONS

Please help me solve this equation if log(x^3+3)base 10 - log(x+7)base 10 + log2base10=... (answered by MathLover1,MathTherapy,ikleyn)
Can you please help me calculate this? log 3 of 7 + log 3 of 9/7 log 6 of 2 + log 6... (answered by Alan3354)
please help me solve this equation 1/4 log x-3 log y-log... (answered by MathLover1)
Please help me solve this equation: {{{log(7,(x+4)) + log(7,(x-2)) = 1}}},... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
Hello could you please help me simplify: log little3 3/4+ log little3 4/5+ log little3... (answered by Boreal,solver91311,ikleyn,MathTherapy)
Please help me solve this problem: 2log(x)-log(7)=log(252) Solve for... (answered by 10301650)
Please help me solve: log base 5 (7+x) + log base 5 (8-x) - log base 5 2 =... (answered by stanbon,scott8148)
Can someone help me solve this?: {{{ log( 5, x ) + log ( 5, 125 ) /log ( 5, x ) = 7/2... (answered by josgarithmetic,Boreal)
Solve log{10}(.04) when... (answered by Edwin McCravy,stanbon)