# Math Help - cos and natural log

1. ## cos and natural log

Find the smallest positive number 't' such that:
10^(cos t) = 4

Round answer to three decimal places.

Thanks! =)

2. ## Re: cos and natural log

Originally Posted by jonathanraxa
Find the smallest positive number 't' such that:
10^(cos t) = 4
Round answer to three decimal places.
$t=\arccos\left(\frac{\ln(4)}{\ln(10)}\right)$

3. ## Re: cos and natural log

teHello, jonathanraxa!

$\text{Find the smallest positive number }t\text{ such that: }\,10^{\cos t} \,=\; 4$
$\text{Round answer to three decimal places.}$

We have: . $10^{\cos t} \:=\:4$

$\text{Take logs, base 10: }\;\log_{10}\!\left(10^{\cos t}\right) \;=\;\log_{10}\!4$

. . . . . . . . . . . . . $\cos t\cdot\underbrace{\log_{10}10}_{\text{This is 1}} \;=\;\log4$

,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $\cos t \;=\;\log4$

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $t \;=\;\cos^{-1}\!\left(\log4\right)$

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4. ## Re: cos and natural log

Originally Posted by Soroban
teHello, jonathanraxa!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $t \;=\;\cos^{-1}\!\left(\log4\right)$.
So as not to confuse the student it should be pointed out:
$\log_{10}(4)=\frac{\ln(4)}{\ln(10)}$.