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Given 3 log x + 12\dfrac{1}{2} log y = 2, express y in terms of x.

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Given,

3 log x+12log y=2log x3+log y12=2log x3y=2x3y=102\Rightarrow \text{3 log x} + \dfrac{1}{2} \text{log y} = 2 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{log } x^3 + \text{log } y^{\dfrac{1}{2}} = 2 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \text{log } x^3\sqrt{y} = 2 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x^3\sqrt{y} = 10^2

Squaring both sides, we get :

(x3y)2=(102)2x6y=104y=104x6=10000x6.\Rightarrow (x^3\sqrt{y})^2 = (10^2)^2 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x^6y = 10^4 \\[1em] \Rightarrow y = \dfrac{10^4}{x^6} = 10000x^{-6}.

Hence, y = 10000x-6.

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