Edexcel C2 2013 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicLaws of Logarithms

7. (i) Find the exact value of \(x\) for which $$\log _ { 2 } ( 2 x ) = \log _ { 2 } ( 5 x + 4 ) - 3$$ (ii) Given that $$\log _ { a } y + 3 \log _ { a } 2 = 5$$ express \(y\) in terms of \(a\).
Give your answer in its simplest form.