What are the steps involved in multiplication using logarithms?

Answer 1

Given X and Y, you wish to find X*Y using logarithms.

1. Find a = log(X) and b = log(Y) to any base z
2. Calculate c = a + b
3. Find z^c: this is the required answer.

You can take logs to any base, z. For common logs, the base is 10; for natural logs it is e (Euler's number).