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If 2^x = 7, and 49^y = 4096. What is xy?


The answer is 6.

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3 solutions

Maggie Miller
Aug 2, 2015

2 12 = 4096 = 4 9 y = 7 2 y = 2 2 x y 2^{12}=4096=49^y=7^{2y}=2^{2xy} .

Then 12 = 2 x y 12=2xy , so x y = 6 xy=\boxed{6} .

Ikkyu San
Aug 3, 2015

From equation 2 x = 7 x = log 2 7 2^x=7\Rightarrow x=\log_27

From equation 4 9 y = 4096 y = log 49 4096 = log 7 2 2 12 = 12 2 log 7 2 = 6 log 7 2 49^y=4096\Rightarrow y=\log_{49}{4096}=\log_{7^2}{2^{12}}=\dfrac{12}2\log_72=6\log_72

Thus, x y = ( log 2 7 ) ( 6 log 7 2 ) = 6 ( log 2 7 ) ( 1 log 2 7 ) = 6 xy=(\log_27)(6\log_72)=6(\log_27)\left(\dfrac1{\log_27}\right)=\boxed6

Francky Retice
Aug 3, 2015

(log {2}7 ) x (log {49}4096) = 6

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