SOLUTION: if {{{log4((y+2))=3}}}, what is the value of y?

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Question 378792: if log4%28%28y%2B2%29%29=3, what is the value of y?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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log%284%2C%28y%2B2%29%29=3

By the definition of LOGARITHMS, this means
4%5E3=y%2B2
64=y%2B2
62=y

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