To determine \(y\) from the equation:
\( \log_4 5 = (\log_4 y)(\log_6 \sqrt{5}) \)
First, simplify \( \log_6 \sqrt{5} \):
\( \log_6 \sqrt{5} = \log_6 5^{1/2} = \frac{1}{2} \log_6 5 \)
Substitute this back into the original equation:
\( \log_4 5 = (\log_4 y) \left(\frac{1}{2} \log_6 5\right) \)
Rearrange the equation to isolate \( \log_4 y \):
\( \log_4 y = \frac{2 \log_4 5}{\log_6 5} \)
Convert the logarithms to base 10 for easier manipulation:
\( \log_4 5 = \frac{\log_{10} 5}{\log_{10} 4} \) and \( \log_6 5 = \frac{\log_{10} 5}{\log_{10} 6} \)
Substitute these base-10 expressions into the equation for \( \log_4 y \):
\( \log_4 y = \frac{2 \left(\frac{\log_{10} 5}{\log_{10} 4}\right)}{\frac{\log_{10} 5}{\log_{10} 6}} \)
Cancel the common term \( \log_{10} 5 \):
\( \log_4 y = \frac{2 \log_{10} 6}{\log_{10} 4} \)
Apply the change of base formula to express this in terms of \( \log_{10} y \):
\( \log_{10} y = \log_{10} 4 \times \log_4 y = \log_{10} 4 \times \frac{2 \log_{10} 6}{\log_{10} 4} = 2 \log_{10} 6 \)
Using the property \( a \log b = \log b^a \), we get:
\( \log_{10} y = \log_{10} 6^2 = \log_{10} 36 \)
Therefore, \( y = 36 \).
If \[ \log_{p^{1/2}} y \times \log_{y^{1/2}} p = 16, \] then find the value of the given expression.