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Question from Dan: 50 x 2^n = 1,000,000 what does n equal? |
Hi Dan,
If you have a problem of the form
\[a^n = b\]
and you are to solve for $n,$ the standard technique is to take the log of both sides to get
\[log\left(a^n\right) = log(b) \mbox{ or }n \times log(a) = log(b).\]
Now solve for $n.$
Penny
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