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In the expression xa = b you know a and b and want to find x.

Take logs of both sides: a*log(x) = log(b)

log(x) = log(b)/a

and so x = 10log(b)/a = a√10log(b)

If you prefer natural logarithms then x = eln(b)/a = a√eln(b)

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