Timeline for Which one is bigger: $9^{17}$ and $7^{19}$
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| May 25, 2016 at 8:16 | comment | added | Fermat | @joriki Yes, you are right. | |
| May 25, 2016 at 8:12 | comment | added | joriki | @Fermat: Because it has a maximum at approximately $8.6$. | |
| May 25, 2016 at 8:12 | comment | added | Fermat | @barakmanos Why don't you consider the function $f(x)=\frac{log x}{10+x}$ and see where it is increasing or decreasing? | |
| May 25, 2016 at 8:08 | comment | added | barak manos | The inequiality is not obvious IMO. LHS numerator is larger than RHS numerator, and LHS denominator is larger than RHS denominator. If you meant that one could use a calculator at this point, then one could also use a calculator for the original expressions. | |
| May 25, 2016 at 8:06 | history | answered | mookid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |