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Is 100^500 bigger or 1000^300?

 Nov 23, 2015

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Is 100^500 bigger or 1000^300?

 

\(100^{500} \\ or\\ 1000^{300} =(100^{10})^{300} = 100^{3000}\)

 

 

Can you tell me which is bigger now?

 Nov 23, 2015
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Is 100^500 bigger or 1000^300?

 

\(100^{500} \\ or\\ 1000^{300} =(100^{10})^{300} = 100^{3000}\)

 

 

Can you tell me which is bigger now?

Melody Nov 23, 2015
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Is 100^500 bigger or 1000^300?

 

1000^300=[(100)^1.5]^300=100^450, Therefore

100^500>100^450.

Another way of comparing is to take their logs as follows:

Log:100^500=1,000

Log: 1000^300=900, therefore

1,000>900

 Nov 24, 2015
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100^500 = (10^2)^500 = 10^1000

1000^300 = (10^3)^300 = 10^900

 

Which is bigger?    100^500

 Nov 24, 2015

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