Precalculus Examples

$\log_{x} (y) = 2$

Step 1

For logarithmic equations, $\log_{b} (x) = y$ is equivalent to $b^{y} = x$ such that $x > 0$ , $b > 0$ , and $b \neq 1$ . In this case, $b = x$ , $x = y$ , and $y = 2$ .

$b = x$

$x = y$

$y = 2$

Step 2

Substitute the values of $b$ , $x$ , and $y$ into the equation $b^{y} = x$ .

$x^{2} = y$