SOLUTION: e=? (LOG FUNC.)

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Question 246762: e=? (LOG FUNC.)
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e is a constant that is equal to 2.718281828...

It is an irrational number that has a never ending decimal that goes on and on and on without a repeating pattern to the digits.

The ln function of your calculator gives you the natural log of a number.

The natural log of a number is the log of that number to the base of e which is the constant just mentioned above.

The inverse of the natural log of the number is the base e raised to an exponent.

The formula looks like this:

ln(x) = y if and only if e^y = x

As an example:

let x = 5

ln(x) = y if and only if e^y = x becomes:

ln(5) = y if and only if e^y = 5

use your calculator to find ln(5) and you get ln(5) = 1.609437912

substitute in the equation to get:

ln(5) = 1.609437912 if and only if e^1.609437912 = 5

use your calculator to find e^1.609437912 and you will see that the answer is 5.


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