SOLUTION: Could you help me simplify this: x^y-2/x^y+3

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Question 31047: Could you help me simplify this:
x^y-2/x^y+3
Answer by acerX(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29 introduce the natural log
ln%28%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29%2F%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29%29 use the quotient rule
ln%28x%5E%28y-2%29%29-ln%28x%5E%28y%2B3%29%29 use the power rule
%28y-2%29%2Aln%28x%29-%28y%2B3%29%2Aln%28x%29 set equal to zero, sutract the second side
%28y-2%29%2Aln%28x%29=%28y%2B3%29%2Aln%28x%29 divide by ln(x)
%28%28ln%28x%29%29%2F%28ln%28x%29%29%29%2A%28y-2%29=%28y%2B3%29 anything over itself =1
y-2=y%2B3 There is no solution to this equation because any number you plugin will give you different numbers on both sides.