LOGARITHMS

LOGARITHMS

1. Is the power in which a number must be raised in order to get another number.

   • Power = Exponent
   • Number = Base
   • Answer = Argument
   • Is another way of thinking about exponents.
     • • b = base
       • c = exponent
       • a = answer
   • Solving a logarithm means finding an exponent.

2. Discovered by John Naiper

   • in 1614
   • Algebraic approach

3. Discovered by Joost Burgi

   • in 1620
   • Geomteric approach

4. Types

   • COMMON
     • base 10
   • NATURAL
     • base e

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