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how do I find the value of n if 3 to the power of n equals 5?

 Jan 8, 2017
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3n  = 5     log each side

 

log3n  = log 5      and we can write

 

n * log 3  = log 5    divide both sides by log 3

 

n  = log 5 / log 3  ≈    1.465

 

 

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 Jan 8, 2017

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