How do I solve this Equation: $x+a^x=b$

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I have to solve this $$ x+a^x=b$$ for $x$? I know that I have to use logarithms to extract $x$. But I someohow I have to get rid of the summand $x$ or get it into an exponent.
So how would I go about solving this Equation?