SOLUTION: 2^x-2 = 314 Please help me solve this equation, I don't understand it at all.

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Question 32188This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
: 2^x-2 = 314
Please help me solve this equation, I don't understand it at all. This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) About Me  (Show Source):
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2^x-2 = 314
=>2^x = 314+2
=>2^x = 316
=>x log 2 = log 316
=>x = (log 316)/(log 2)