9 Powers to trap you!
Observe this:
The starting (first) digits of: follows a certain pattern, isn't it?
Find the minimum natural power of 9 for its first digit to become 1
BONUS: Find the minimum power if the power was an integer
The answer is 16.
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1 solution
Shouldn't the answer just be zero? 9 to the power 0 is 1, the first digit of which is 1.