Hi Roger, Chat GPT gave me an interesting answer to this question. You should try that, then be a little more verbose about what exactly you are trying to do here. Even Chat GPT seemed a little confused by your question. Of course that’s pretty normal for Chat GPT!
I at least understand you mean the easier way to do this with LiveCode. When I asked Chat GPT that question it came back with: command findX N, Y -- Calculate log of N and Y put log(N) into logN put log(Y) into logY -- Check if logN is zero to avoid division by zero error if logN = 0 then answer "Logarithm of N is zero, cannot compute x” exit to top end if -- Calculate x using the formula x = log(Y) / log(N) put logY / logN into x -- Return or display the result answer "The value of x is: " & x end findX Explanation: — Example: where N = 1234 and Y = 10 findX 1234, 10 I hope that helps. If it doesn’t, blame Chat GPT! Rick > On Dec 17, 2024, at 3:16 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Given the equation (1234…)^(1/x) where x is any digit, what is the easiest > way to return x? > > > Thanks, > > Roger > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
