SOLUTION: Please help me simplify: log x ( {{{ sqrt(y) }}} ) / log y ( {{{ sqrt(x) }}} )

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Question 1154703: Please help me simplify:
log x ( +sqrt%28y%29+ ) / log y ( +sqrt%28x%29+ )

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


You can quit with that answer.  But if you like you can do this:

let log(x)=A and log(y)=B, then the above becomes:

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or
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Then do long division:

         2
A+2B)2A+ B
     2A+4B
       -3B

Which gives

2-3B%2F%28A%2B2B%29

Then we have:

2-3log%28%28y%29%29%2F%28log%28%28x%29%29%2B2log%28%28y%29%29%29

It depends on what form your teachers wants.
Both are mathematically correct.

Edwin