Which is bigger, or ?
is bigger: = 1.00000 × and = 289254654976.
How to work it out
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Compute both exactly: = 100000000000000 and = 289254654976.
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So is bigger.
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The reason: taking logs, against is the same as against . The function rises until and falls afterwards. Both 10 and 14 are past e, where the function is decreasing, so the larger exponent loses and > .
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 10^{14} = 1.00000\times 10^{14}\ >\ 14^{10} = 289254654976 \]
\[ \frac{\ln 10}{10}\ >\ \frac{\ln 14}{14} \]Questions
Which is bigger, or ?
is bigger: = 1.00000 × and = 289254654976.