| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | C12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Session | January |
| Topic | Laws of Logarithms |
10. (i) Use the laws of logarithms to solve the equation
$$3 \log _ { 8 } 2 + \log _ { 8 } ( 7 - x ) = 2 + \log _ { 8 } x$$
(ii) Using algebra, find, in terms of logarithms, the exact value of \(y\) for which
$$3 ^ { 2 y } + 3 ^ { y + 1 } = 10$$