SOLUTION: Log base 4 to power k= log base 8 to power y+1. Write in index form

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Question 1181952: Log base 4 to power k= log base 8 to power y+1.
Write in index form
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52928) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Log base 4 to power k= log base 8 to power y+1.
Write in index form
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As it is worded,  printed,  posted and presented,
this collection of words is a mathematical nonsense.



Answer by greenestamps(13216) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


To the student....

(1) Indeed, this collection of words is mathematical nonsense.

But I have been seeing this kind of language a lot recently, so some teaching source somewhere is apparently teaching the nonsense.

"log base x to the power y" is not correct mathematical language. I assume what is meant is log%28x%2C%28y%29%29; but the language for that expression is "log base x of y".

(2) So your post apparently means this:

log%284%2C%28k%29%29=log%288%2C%28y%2B1%29%29

But your post says nothing about what we are supposed to do with that equation....

If you actually have a question about this, re-post -- using the correct mathematical language and asking an actual question.