3.63: Log/exponential equations; AP and dual GPs

0606/13/O/N/25 — Question 9 · 14 marks

(a)
Solve 2log5(5x2)2log25x=12\log_{5}(5x-2)-2\log_{25}x=1.
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(b)
Solve e3y7+4e3=5e13y\mathrm{e}^{3y-7}+4\mathrm{e}^{-3}=5\mathrm{e}^{1-3y}.
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(a)
An AP has S20=3S10S_{20}=3S_{10}. Find aa in terms of dd.
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(b)
GP AA has ratio rr with r<1|r|<1. GP BB has terms bk=a2kb_{k}=a_{2k}. Find SBSA\dfrac{S_{B}}{S_{A}} in terms of rr.
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