11^x = 18 * 10^(x + 1) Take the log of both sides to get:
log(11^x) = log(18 * 10^(x + 1) Use log( A · B ) = log(A) + log(B) to get:
log(11^x) = log(18) + log( 10^(x + 1) ) Use log( A ^ B ) = B · log(A) to get:
xlog(11) = log(18) + (x + 1)log(10) Use log(10) = 1 to get:
xlog(11) = log(18) + (x + 1)
xlog(11) = log(18) + x + 1
xlog(11) - x = log(18) + 1
x( log(11) - 1 ) = log(18) + 1
x = [ log(18) + 1 ] / [ log(11) - 1 ]
11^(x) = 18 * 10^(1) * 10^(x) ;
log( 11^(x) ) = log( 180) + log( 10^(x) ) ; because log(x*y) = log(x) * log(y)
xlog(11) = log(180) + xlog(10) ;
x[ log(11) - log(10) ] = log(180) ;
x = log(180) / [ log(11) - log(10) ]
Sorry just a not. It is not log(x)*log(y) = log(x*y), but log(x*y) = log(x) + log(y).
11^x = 18 * 10^(x + 1) Take the log of both sides to get:
log(11^x) = log(18 * 10^(x + 1) Use log( A · B ) = log(A) + log(B) to get:
log(11^x) = log(18) + log( 10^(x + 1) ) Use log( A ^ B ) = B · log(A) to get:
xlog(11) = log(18) + (x + 1)log(10) Use log(10) = 1 to get:
xlog(11) = log(18) + (x + 1)
xlog(11) = log(18) + x + 1
xlog(11) - x = log(18) + 1
x( log(11) - 1 ) = log(18) + 1
x = [ log(18) + 1 ] / [ log(11) - 1 ]