Edexcel C12 2017 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicLaws of Logarithms

9. (i) Find the exact value of \(x\) for which $$2 \log _ { 10 } ( x - 2 ) - \log _ { 10 } ( x + 5 ) = 0$$ (ii) Given $$\log _ { p } ( 4 y + 1 ) - \log _ { p } ( 2 y - 2 ) = 1 \quad p > 2 , y > 1$$ express \(y\) in terms of \(p\).