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Solve 3^y = 12 and
find y


User Yifanwu
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Answer:

3^y = 12

Take the logarithm of both sides of the equation to remove the variable from the exponent.

Exact Form:

y =
(ln 12)/(ln 3)\\\\\\

= (ln 12)/(ln 3)

y = 2.261

User Daniel Oram
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