Question

help (: determine y in log base 16, if y=1/2

Answer 1

a little confusing because you say "determine y" yet there is
\[y=\frac{1}{2}\]

Answer 2

unless you mean
\[\log_{16}(y)=\frac{1}{2}\]?

Answer 3

yeah the 2nd part lol

Answer 4

in which case you write this in equivalent exponential form which is
\[16^{\frac{1}{2}}=y\]

Answer 5

and
\[16^{\frac{1}{2}}=\sqrt{16}=4\]

Answer 6

got it?

Answer 7

i worked it out and got "y" = 4

Answer 8

is that right?

Answer 9

\[log_b(y)=x\] same as
\[b^x=y\]

Answer 10

yeah that is what i got too!

Answer 11

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