Question 104685
handy rules for logs:
adding logs is multiplying numbers
subtracting logs is dividing numbers
multiplying logs is exponentiation
dividing logs is taking roots


with those in mind ... 7y+1=((y+3)^2)/2 ... 14y+2=y^2+6y+9


y^2-8y+7=0 ... (y-7)(y-1)=0