Question

How do you solve `600=10^x`?

Answer 1

`x = log(600) ~~ 2.77815`

Explanation:

`x = x log(10)`

`= log(10^x)`

`= log(600)`

`= log(100) + log(6)`

`= log(10^2) + log(6)`

`= 2+log(6)`

`= 2+log(2)+log(3)`

`~~ 2+0.30103+0.47712 = 2.77815`