SOLUTION: I need to solve " Log base 11 of x is 1/3 ". So far I've gotten {{{11^0.33=x}}}, although my book says the answer is 5. I don't know how they came to this conclusion and wish to h

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Question 298623: I need to solve " Log base 11 of x is 1/3 ". So far I've gotten 11%5E0.33=x, although my book says the answer is 5. I don't know how they came to this conclusion and wish to have it clarified. Please.
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I need to solve " Log base 11 of x is 1/3 ".
log%2811%2Cx%29+=+1%2F3
x+=+11%5E%281%2F3%29
x =~ 2.22398
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It's not 5. Sometimes the book is wrong.