diff --git a/education/math/Logarithms.md b/education/math/Logarithms.md index 47b5fb1..a656033 100644 --- a/education/math/Logarithms.md +++ b/education/math/Logarithms.md @@ -1,4 +1,13 @@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sULa9Lc4pck -$$log_a $$ -Pronounced log *base* a, this function is used to figure out \ No newline at end of file +$$log_a(b) $$ +Pronounced log *base* a, this function is used to figure out what exponent you need to raise $a$ to to get $b$. + +$log_ab = c$ can be rewritten as $a^c = b$. + +$$ 5^{log_5^(x+2)}=x+2 $$ +By default, $log$ refers to $log_{10}$. $ln$ is shorthand for $log_e$. + +$$ \sqrt{x} = x^{1/2} $$ +To get the reciprocal of a value, change the sign of the exponent. +$$ x = \ No newline at end of file