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wjang
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Homework Statement
I would like to solve the following equation for the variable "n"
The variable c represents any integer constant.
(n/2)^n = c
The goal is to get this in some form of n = ?
Homework Equations
The logarithm properties.
The Attempt at a Solution
I've tried using logs but I get stuck because there seems to be no way to somehow combine n as a base, and n as an exponent. Is this something that requires higher level math?
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Let all logs be of base 2
(n/2)^2 = c
log(n/2)^n = log(c)
n*log(n/2) = log(c)
n(log(n)-log(2)) = log(c)
n(log(n)-1) = log(c)
Here I get stuck because any further logarithm manipulation only goes in circles.
Can anyone teach or point to me what kind of math I need to know to solve this please?