Edexcel C12 2018 January — Question 10

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicLaws 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 $$3 ^ { 2 y } + 3 ^ { y + 1 } = 10$$