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Simple Thinking (Posted on 2013-07-09)

Without using a calculator or a computer, determine which of the two numbers 31¹¹ or 17¹⁴ is larger.

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31^11 < 32^11 = (2^5)^11 = 2^55 < 2^56 = (2^4)^14 = 16^14 < 17^14

so
17^14 is larger

Posted by Jer on 2013-07-09 11:06:05

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