SOLUTION: solve the equation 3^x=500

Question 36554: solve the equation
3^x=500
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3^x=500

Take the ln of each side:

By law of logarithms:

Now, just divide both sides by ln(3):

By calculator, the answer is approximately 5.65678 or probably round off to 5.66.
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