document.write( "Question 948326: D1: Let’s combine our knowledge of solving systems and solving logarithmic equations. Solve the system of equations:
\n" ); document.write( "log yx = 3, this is log with a base of y, then x equals 3.
\n" ); document.write( "log y (4x) = 5, this is log with a base of y,(4x) equals 5.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am trying to figure this question out. I need steps involved please.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #578825 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\"log+%28y%2Cx%29+=+3\"...change the base to base \"10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28x%29%2Flog+%28y%29+=+3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28x%29+=+3log+%28y%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28x%29+=+log+%28y%5E3%29\"...if log same, then we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E3\" ...........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28y%2C%284x%29%29+=+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28%284x%29%29%2Flog+%28y%29+=+5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28%284x%29%29+=+5log+%28y%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log+%28%284x%29%29+=+log+%28y%5E5%29\"=>\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x+=+y%5E5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E5%2F4\"..............eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "system is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E3\" ...........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E5%2F4\"..............eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since left sides same, right sides must be equal too\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E3=y%5E5%2F4\"...divide by \"y%5E3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y%5E3%2Fy%5E3=y%5E5%2Fy%5E3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=y%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=sqrt%284%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=>\"y=2\" or \"y=-2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E3\" ...........if \"y=2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+2%5E3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+y%5E3\" ...........if \"y=-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-2%29%5E3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+-8\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "intersection points:
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\n" ); document.write( "(\"8\",\"2\")
\n" ); document.write( "(\"-8\",\"-2\")\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check if all satisfy log\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since we need \"log+%28y%2Cx%29+=+3\"=> \"log+%280%2C0%29+%3C%3E+3\"-this is not solution we can use\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"log+%28y%2Cx%29+=+3\"=> \"highlight%28log+%282%2C8%29+=+3%29\"-this \"is\" solution we can use \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and \"log+%28y%2Cx%29+=+3\"=> \"log+%282%2C-8%29+%3C%3E+3\"-this is not solution we can use either\r
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