document.write( "Question 865839: \"+log%28+2%2C+1+%29+\" - \"+log%28+4%2C+x+%29+\" + \"+log%28+4%2C+y+%29+\" = 2\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #854166 by MathTherapy(10801)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "\"+log%28+2%2C+1+%29+\" - \"+log%28+4%2C+x+%29+\" + \"+log%28+4%2C+y+%29+\" = 2\r\n" );
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document.write( "While the answer is correct, the steps the other person showed are WAY TOO UNNECESSARY. For example, why did he convert from base 4 to\r\n" );
document.write( "base 2? To this author, it's a little lengthy, and quite time-consuming. A lot less steps can be used to reach the same goal: the correct answer!\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"log+%282%2C+%281%29%29+-+log+%284%2C+%28x%29%29+%2B+log+%284%2C+%28y%29%29+=+2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "           \"0+-+log+%284%2C+%28x%29%29+%2B+log+%284%2C+%28y%29%29+=+2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "        \"log+%284%2C+%28x%29%5E%28-+1%29%29+%2B+log+%284%2C+%28y%29%29+=+2\" ----- Applying \"a%2Alog+%28b%2C+%28c%29%29+=+log+%28b%2C+%28c%5Ea%29%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "              \"log+%284%2C+%281%2Fx%29%29+%2B+log+%284%2C+%28y%29%29+=+2\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                          \"log+%284%2C+%281%2Fx%29y%29+=+2\" ----- Applying \"log+%28b%2C+%28c%29%29+%2B+log+%28b%2C+d%29%29\" = \"log+%284%2C+%28c%2Ad%29%29\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                      \"%28y%2Fx%29+=+4%5E2\" ---- Converting to EXPONENTIAL form\r\n" );
document.write( "                                      \"%28y%2Fx%29+=+16\"\r\n" );
document.write( "                                       16x = y ----- Cross-multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "                                          \"highlight%28x+=+y%2F16%29\"
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