Edexcel AEA 2006 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleAEA (Advanced Extension Award)
Year2006
SessionJune
TopicLaws of Logarithms

3.Given that \(x > y > 0\) ,
(a)by writing \(\log _ { y } x = z\) ,or otherwise,show that \(\log _ { y } x = \frac { 1 } { \log _ { x } y }\) .
(b)Given also that \(\log _ { x } y = \log _ { y } x\) ,show that \(y = \frac { 1 } { x }\) .
(c)Solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{gathered} \log _ { x } y = \log _ { y } x
\log _ { x } ( x - y ) = \log _ { y } ( x + y ) \end{gathered}$$