SOLUTION: We are doing systems of nonlinear equations in two variables. So solving with either the addition method or substitution method. The problem is solve the systems log x^2=y+3 log x=

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Question 1003625: We are doing systems of nonlinear equations in two variables. So solving with either the addition method or substitution method. The problem is solve the systems log x^2=y+3 log x=y-1. I don't know what to do with the logs. If the logs were not there I would solve with the substitution method, I would solve for y in x=y-1,y=x+1. Plug that into the x^2 problem. A log is log 10^1. I'm stuck.
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To get rid of the logs, try the substitution z=log%28x%29 ,
z=log%28x%29 ---> 2z=2log%28x%29 ---> 2z=log%28x%5E2%29 .

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We are doing systems of nonlinear equations in two variables. So solving with either the addition method or substitution method. The problem is solve the systems log x^2=y+3 log x=y-1. I don't know what to do with the logs. If the logs were not there I would solve with the substitution method, I would solve for y in x=y-1,y=x+1. Plug that into the x^2 problem. A log is log 10^1. I'm stuck.
log+%28x%5E2%29+=+y+%2B+3+
10%5E%28y+%2B+3%29+=+x%5E2 ----------- Converting to EXPONENTIAL form -------- eq (i)
log+x+=+y+-+1
10%5E%28y+-+1%29+=+x ------------- Converting to EXPONENTIAL form --------- eq (ii)
10%5E%28y+%2B+3%29+=+%2810%5E%28y+-+1%29%29%5E2 ------ Substituting 10%5E%28y+-+1%29 for x in eq (i)
10%5E%28y+%2B+3%29+=+10%5E%282y+-+2%29
y + 3 = 2y – 2 ----------- Bases are equal and so are the exponents
y – 2y = - 2 – 3
- y = - 5
y = %28-+5%29%2F%28-+1%29, or 5
10%5E%285+-+1%29+=+x --------- Substituting 5 for y in eq (ii)
10%5E4+=+x, or x = 10,000
Solution set: highlight_green%28system%28x+=+10000%2Cy+=5%29%29