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Introduction to Logarithms. In its simplest form, a logarithm answers the question: How many of one number multiply together to make another number? Example: How many 2 s multiply together to make 8? Answer: 2 × 2 × 2 = 8, so we had to multiply 3 of the 2 s to get 8. So the logarithm is 3. How to Write it. We write it like this: log2(8) = 3.
27 Αυγ 2020 · Definition. A logarithm is the answer to the question what power x do I need to apply to the base b in order to obtain the number y: log_b(y) = x is another way of specifying the relationship: b^x = y. Let’s plug in some numbers to make this more clear. We will do base-10, so b=10.
Logarithms are defined as the solutions to exponential equations and so are practically useful in any situation where one needs to solve such equations (such as finding how long it will take for a population to double or for a bank balance to reach a given value with compound interest).
A logarithm can have any positive value (other than 1) as its base, but logs with two particular bases are generally regarded as being more useful than the others: the "common" log with a base of 10, and the "natural" log with a base of the number e.
This is why we teach students about logarithms today. For example, in order to integrate $\frac 1 x$ in calculus, you "need the logarithm". Of course, you could just numerically integrate it, but it's useful to know that the result of that integration is actully a function with certain algebraic properties and which turns up as the answer to ...
Logarithms are mainly the inverse of the exponential function. Historically, Math scholars used logarithms to change division and multiplication problems into subtraction and addition problems, before the discovery of calculators.
20 Αυγ 2020 · But why would someone care to compute the logarithm of a number? The simple answer is: Logarithm of a number gives a measurement of how “big” that number is in comparison to another number. The human mind is capable of processing and comparing numbers that are on the same scale or similar scale. e.g let's say you are given the weights of ...
