SOLUTION: 56^x=30, what is x

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Question 937971: 56^x=30, what is x
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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56^x=30, what is x
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56^x=30
take log base 56 of both sides to get:
x = log(56,30)
apply "change of base" to the right side:
x = log(30)/log(56)
x = .8449