How do you solve $5^x=17$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-24T19:41:29

$x=1,7603744273$

$5^x=17$
$log 5^x=log 17$
$x*log 5=log 17$
$log 5=0,6989700045$
$log 17=1,2304489214$
$x=(log 17)/(log 5)$
$x=1,7603744273$

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