I assume you are asking how to solve a logarithmic equation. Well let's quickly review what the log function is: for the equation log(x)=y, we are saying that 10^y=x. So once you have isolated the logarithm, take the value of the base, raise it to the nth power (when 'n' is the value that the function is equal to) and set that equal to the value inside of the log.
The logarithm function is the inverse of the exponential function. Take the exponential function (base 10): y = 10x. The inverse of this is x = 10y. The function y = log(x) is used to define this inverse function. First look at y = 10x. Any real value of x will yield a positive real value for y. If x = 0, then y = 1; if x < 0 (negative) then y is between 0 and 1 (it will never equal zero, though). A value of 10-99999 is very close to zero, but not quite there. There are no real values of x which will give a negative y value for y = 10x. Now look at y = log(x) or x = 10y. No matter what real values for y, that we choose, x will always be a positive number, so a negative value of x in y = log(x) is not possible if you are limiting to real numbers. It is possible with complex and imaginary numbers to take a log of a negative number, or to get a negative answer to y = 10x.
log of the square root of 'y' = 1/2 sqrt(y)
log base m of x = y is equivalent to x=m^y
let x and y be two numbers ex = y log y = x antilog x = y
I assume you are asking how to solve a logarithmic equation. Well let's quickly review what the log function is: for the equation log(x)=y, we are saying that 10^y=x. So once you have isolated the logarithm, take the value of the base, raise it to the nth power (when 'n' is the value that the function is equal to) and set that equal to the value inside of the log.
The logarithm function is the inverse of the exponential function. Take the exponential function (base 10): y = 10x. The inverse of this is x = 10y. The function y = log(x) is used to define this inverse function. First look at y = 10x. Any real value of x will yield a positive real value for y. If x = 0, then y = 1; if x < 0 (negative) then y is between 0 and 1 (it will never equal zero, though). A value of 10-99999 is very close to zero, but not quite there. There are no real values of x which will give a negative y value for y = 10x. Now look at y = log(x) or x = 10y. No matter what real values for y, that we choose, x will always be a positive number, so a negative value of x in y = log(x) is not possible if you are limiting to real numbers. It is possible with complex and imaginary numbers to take a log of a negative number, or to get a negative answer to y = 10x.
For a quotient x/y , then its log is logx - log y . NOT log(x/y)
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log(1) = 0log(x*y) = log(x) + log(y)If logb(x) = y then x = by.
Not quite. The log(x/y) = log(x) - log(y) In words, this reads "The log of a quotient is the difference of the log of the numerator and the log of the denominator."
log of the square root of 'y' = 1/2 sqrt(y)
Here are a few, note x>0 and y>0 and a&b not = 1 * log (xy) = log(x) + log(y) * log(x/y) = log(x) - log(y) * loga(x) = logb(x)*loga(b) * logb(bn) = n * log(xa) = a*log(x) * logb(b) = 1 * logb(1) = 0
y = 10 y = log x (the base of the log is 10, common logarithm) 10 = log x so that, 10^10 = x 10,000,000,000 = x
Sometimes you need to take logs, or antilogs, on both sides of an equation. Sometimes you need to apply certain common logarithmic identities, especially: log(xy) = log x + log y log (x/y) = log x - log y log (ab) = b log a
log base m of x = y is equivalent to x=m^y
let x and y be two numbers ex = y log y = x antilog x = y