Friday, September 24, 2010

Lesson 11 - Exponentials + Logarithms

Exponentials vs. Logarithms:

Exponential is when you have an equation that looks like: 3^x
Logarithm is when you have an equation that looks like: log^x

The definition of a logarithm is with a exponent with a base of ten
logbA=E   or B^e =A they are the same but shown differently.
 b= base  a= answer e= exponent

Example:
loge 10  = 1
count the zeros to get the answer for any log with a base of 10

Exponential Form  vs Logarithm Form
3^4 = 81                     log381 = 4

the 3 is the base    4 is the the exponent
and 81 is the answer

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