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Answer:
xy ≈ 2.3
Step-by-step explanation:
Logarithms can be used to find x and y.
3^x = 4
x·log(3) = log(4)
x = log(4)/log(3)
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4^y = 12
y = log(12)/log(4)
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Then xy is ...
xy = log(4)/log(3) × log(12)/log(4) = log(12)/log(3)
xy ≈ 1.079/0.477
xy ≈ 2.26
