I need to solve 3^x = 2187 by using Casio fx-85GT plus and I couldn't find anything in its manual.
I know how to do it manually and the answer is "x = 7". But how can I do it using the calculator. Please advise, many thanks!!
Regards,
I need to solve 3^x = 2187 by using Casio fx-85GT plus and I couldn't find anything in its manual.
I know how to do it manually and the answer is "x = 7". But how can I do it using the calculator. Please advise, many thanks!!
Regards,
As requested in the comments:
Taking $\log$ helps. We see $$x\times \log 3 = \log 2187\implies x= \frac {\log 2187}{\log 3}$$
Here I intend the natural log, but any base would work. Using any sort of calculator one then gets $x=7$.
Note: it is easy to verify that $3^7=2187$ which confirms the result.