SOLUTION: hello. could you help me get started on my problems by doing one for me? it is {{{2^x=50}}}

Question 605276: hello. could you help me get started on my problems by doing one for me?
it is
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20062) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Take the log of both sides

 = 

Use the rule of logarithms which allows you to bring
an exponent out in front of the log as a multiplied
coefficient:

 = 

Divide both sides by log((2)):

 = 

 =  

x = 5.64385619

Edwin

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