scout: 5=1.14^x
I f you want to find a power, you have to take the log of both sides.
log 5 = log 1.14
x Now use the log identities to solve this.
you will find all that you need here
The 3rd one down under simpler operations is the one you will use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_logarithmic_identities