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How do I solve for a power? Here's the example:
2.0544 = 1.04n (that's 1.04 to the nth)The answer is apparently 18.36, but how can I do that math without using a fancy calculator?
first of all you have to know how to write it before you can solve it, lol.
2.0544 = 1.04^n
majority of the time you can just use inverse of operations, but not in this case.
if you ln both sides, you get
ln(2.0544) = ln(1.04^n)
or
n * ln(1.04) = ln(2.0544)
n = ln(2.0544)/ln(1.04)
if you use a calculator, you get
n = about 18.36
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