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Addison Wyatt
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13 July, 14:50
How do logarithms work
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Adrianna Le
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A logarithm is the power to which a number must be raised in order to get some other number. For example, the base ten logarithm of 100 is 2, because ten raised to the power of two is 100:
log 100 = 2
because
102 = 100
This is an example of a base-ten logarithm. We call it a base ten logarithm because ten is the number that is raised to a power. The base unit is the number being raised to a power. There are logarithms using different base units. If you wanted, you could use two as a base unit. For instance, the base two logarithm of eight is three, because two raised to the power of three equals eight:
log2 8 = 3
because
23 = 8
In general, you write log followed by the base number as a subscript. The most common logarithms are base 10 logarithms and natural logarithms; they have special notations. A base ten log is written
log
and a base ten logarithmic equation is usually written in the form:
log a = r
A natural logarithm is written
ln
and a natural logarithmic equation is usually written in the form:
ln a = r
So, when you see log by itself, it means base ten log. When you see ln, it means natural logarithm (we'll define natural logarithms below). In this course only base ten and natural logarithms will be used.
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