C-09-Q144mediumsingle_mcqGiven 22x⋅2y−1=642^{2x} \cdot 2^{y-1} = 6422x⋅2y−1=64 and 6x⋅3(y−2)/3=726^x \cdot 3^{(y-2)/3} = 726x⋅3(y−2)/3=72. Linearising the first equation gives:a2x+y=72x + y = 72x+y=7b2x+y−1=62x + y - 1 = 62x+y−1