How do you solve 16^v=67?

1 Answer
Oct 27, 2016

v ~~ 1.516522

Explanation:

An important equivalence you need to remember:
color(white)("XXX")color(red)(log_b a = c) is equivalent to color(red)(b^c=a)

color(blue)(16^v = 67) means color(blue)(log_16 67 = v)

You should be able to use a calculator or spreadsheet to evaluate:
color(white)("XXX")color(blue)(v=log_16 67 ~~1.516522)